Extending and improving the lives of people with ALK+ lung cancer.
Help us raise $100,000 for research during
Lung Cancer Awareness Month 2024!
#SweatForBreath 2024
Family and Friends,
November 2022 was a life-changing month for me. In less than 30 days, I was diagnosed with stage IV lung cancer, learned the specific mutation of my cancer (ALK+), and began my targeted therapy (a daily pill) that I am still taking.
This November, as part of Lung Cancer Awareness Month, Lisa, and I are launching our second annual, month-long fundraising effort (#SweatForBreath) to raise both money for ALK+ research and promote awareness about this disease and my story to change the stigma often associated with lung cancer.
All of the proceeds from the #SweatForBreath campaign will go towards the research of Dr. Vincent Lam (my oncologist) at The Johns Hopkins Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center in Baltimore, MD (my hometown), who specializes in ALK+ specifically. Through his research, Dr. Lam is particularly focused on investigating why currently available immunotherapies don’t work well for ALK+ lung cancer and developing novel immunotherapies that can better target ALK (e.g. vaccines). He currently runs the world’s first ALK+ peptide vaccine clinical trial that is now underway.
More Research = More Life
Thank you all in advance for your support,
David & Lisa
What You Can Do!
1. Donate! Hit that little BLUE button up to the right! If you’d like to donate by check, see instructions below:
Write check out to: “The Sweat For Breath Foundation”
Send to:
Players Philanthropy Fund
ATTN: Stephanie Steelman
1122 Kenilworth Dr #201
Towson, MD 21204
2. Sweat! Walk, run, bike, row, hike, climb — doesn’t matter. Push yourself to do something hard so you know that you can do something hard and come out better on the other side!
3. Share! Last year, what started as an email to friends and family quickly grew into a community impelled to make a difference. Many donors found out about the campaign from a friend or virtually through the social media posts of those willing to #SweatForBreath .
We encourage you to:
- Share the donation link with friends and family
- Send a picture to [email protected]
- Post a picture of you doing your activity on social media (use the hashtag #SweatForBreath )
- Challenge a friend to a #SweatForBreath post!
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Today, I #SweatForBreath for my friend @DavidCornbrooks, who was diagnosed with ALK+ #lungcancer at the age of 38. He’s a former Division 1 athlete and has never smoked a cigarette in his life!
He currently benefits from a drug approved as a first-line treatment only a few years ago. There is research for new treatments underway that have the potential to add years to the lives of #ALKpositive patients like him.
More research = more life.
He and his wife, @LisaCornbrooks started @SweatForBreathFoundation to help the next generation of ALK+ lung cancer patients.
Consider donating at www.SweatForBreath.org!
#LungCancerAwarenessMonth #LCAM #LCAM24
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*Note: Tag @DavidCornbrooks, @LisaCornbrooks, @SweatForBreathFoundation*
Also, many friends have asked for more swag! See below to purchase comfy hoodies and athletic t-shirts!
Why Should You Care About ALK+ Lung Cancer?
ALK-positive (“ALK+”) lung cancer is a non-smoking, non-preventable type of lung cancer.
It is caused by a genetic mutation in the DNA resulting in uncontrolled cell growth.
01
It can’t be prevented
ALK+ is a non-smoking lung cancer and there are no known causes.
02
Young lives are cut short
Many patients are in their 30s and even 20s, and 90% are diagnosed after the cancer has spread (Stage IV).
03
Current treatments stop working
ALK+ lung cancer develops resistance to all existing therapies.
04
Breakthroughs are happening
Innovations have extended life expectancy 6x since 2015 and promising research continues.
05
It is underfunded
The unfortunate stigma around lung cancer and smoking means all lung cancer research is severely underfunded.
We are at a tipping point in making ALK+ lung cancer a chronic or even curable condition. More help is needed
Get Involved
Founded in 2024, the Sweat For Breath Foundation aims to extend and improve the lives of people with ALK+ lung cancer–a non-smoking, non-preventable lung cancer. With your support, we are raising funds for cutting-edge research and patient support programs and promoting awareness of this disease.
#SweatForBreath
Faces of ALK+
Lung cancer often carries a stigma because of its connection with smoking, which negatively impacts funding and the experience of many people with lung cancer. We want to change that because nobody deserves lung cancer.
Learn more about the faces of ALK+ lung cancer.