Stacey Allerton

Did you know lung cancer is Australia’s most common cause of all cancer-related deaths?

As a person living with lung cancer, my chances of being alive at five years after diagnosis is 24%. In comparison, the five year survival rate for breast cancer is 92% (https://www.canceraustralia.gov.au/cancer-types/lung-cancer/statistics and https://www.canceraustralia.gov.au/cancer-types/breast-cancer/statistics).

This is because our community has funded research for breast cancer. We now need the same community support for lung cancer. More women die from lung cancer than any other cancer (Florez et al., 2024).

Research offers hope and your support helps keep hope alive for the 15,122 new Australians living with lung cancer. Together, we can help shine a light on lung cancer and fund groundbreaking research.

Every year, the Shine a Light campaign raises funds to provides seed funding to undertake projects that support discoveries towards the prevention, management and cure of lung cancer. 

Where there is light, there is hope. Every dollar builds a brighter future for Australians diagnosed with lung cancer.

Join me in fundraising, donate or join a community walk today. You will make a difference.