Congratulations to our lung cancer patient ambassador Dr John Ashton for achieving his goal of completing the Honest 10 K run in under 60 minutes – in record time of 54.28! We are also grateful for his tremendous advocacy and fundraising support. The Honest 10 is one of many runs organised by the Wellington Harrier Athletic Club and we are […]
John Ashton Newstalk ZB interview
Listen to John discuss his journey with lung cancer and raise awareness about lung health.
John Ashton to complete 10k run to raise awareness of lung cancer
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Lung Cancer Patient 10k Challenge, 16th October, Evans Bay, Wellington
Lung Cancer Patient Ambassador, John Ashton has set his sights on completing this 10k event to raise awareness of lung cancer and highlight not only the results of access to effective medicines, but also the benefits of exercise for people with lung disease. Whilst John has just ¾ of his pre-cancer lungs left, he has […]
Submission regarding e cigarettes
Click to view our submission on regulation of e cigarettes
Time for lung cancer patients to have more treatment options
Lung Foundation NZ advocates for better access to new lung cancer treatments.
Draft Smokefree Coalition’s (SFC) submission to the Standardised Packaging Regulations
Click read more to view Smokefree Coalition’s draft.
View our new Lung Cancer Patient Video
Dr John Ashton is our Lung Cancer Patient Ambassador. In 2013 he was diagnosed with stage 4 lung cancer – click read more to view his story.
Lung Health Awareness Month – November 2016
Lung Health Awareness is observed internationally throughout the month of November. We will be providing more information over the coming months about how Lung Health Awareness will be observed in New Zealand.
Lung Foundation New Zealand Seminar covered on TV3
Our 2015 seminar was covered by TV3. Click ‘Read more’ to see the coverage.
