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| Help Support Lifesaving Research |
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Donate to the Annual Research Fund to power discoveries leading to cutting-edge treatments and cures.
Your donation will have a lifesaving impact.
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| For over a century,
the American Lung Association has advanced medical
and scientific research to move us closer to a world
free of lung disease.
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| People like you made these
breakthroughs possible: |
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| 1950 |
| Identified medication that prevents the spread of tuberculosis and the development of serious complications.
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| 1959 |
| Discovered a key feature of respiratory distress syndrome, which led to treatments that saved more than 800,000 babies’ lives.
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| 1989 |
| Decoded the gene that causes cystic fibrosis, opening the door for treatment development, including gene therapy.
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| 2001 |
| Determined the flu vaccine is safe for people with asthma, preventing an estimated 104,000 hospitalizations every year.
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| 2007 |
| Found a once-daily asthma treatment works as well as a twice-
daily drug, saving patients billions of dollars in medication costs.
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| 2008 |
| Identified a major oncogene in lung cancer, uncovering the
potential for new treatments that inhibit the growth of tumor cells.
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| 2022 |
| The best is yet to come, but only with your generous support!
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| Support research. Save lives. |
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| Your generous donation funds the research that is key
to our lifesaving mission. Together, we can make a difference
for all those who have been affected by lung disease.
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