A few weeks ago we asked our web community if they could support our research work. Not many people took up the offer. So we are asking again, because it’s important. The huge public profile of cancer and heart disease means that lung disease often gets pushed to the back or completely forgotten about. This needs to change. So we are asking for your help.
Even if you aren’t in a position to support financially, we need you to help us spread the word about how research holds the key to defeating lung disease. This means telling friends and family, everyone you know in fact.
So what? Every day we hear from wonderful people, who are living with a debilitating lung disease, just how difficult things are getting for them. Diseases like IPF (Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis) don’t have nearly enough media exposure that they should have, and this means that a public have never heard of them, let alone know how unjust, devastating and fatal they can be.
‘Idiopathic’ means that we are unsure of what causes this lung disease. Research will help us provide the answers so that we can at least remove this word. We need to understand what happens in IPF and how we can treat and, one day, prevent it and cure it.
And we’ve already made steps towards a day when this could happen. You can read about Dr Hirani’s research here.
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What happens to your donation? I know that many generous people worry about what happens to their money and where we spend it. Becoming a Research Investor means 100% of your donation will go towards funding world-class research where the need is greatest. Diseases like IPF, COPD, asthma and lung cancer affect one in five people in the UK, which means we’ve got a lot of work to do. Please, be part of the great work that could save the lives of millions.