Her Vision. Our Mission.

Building a future where lung cancer is detected earlier, prevented more often, and lives are saved.

make lifesaving progress possible

Every contribution brings us closer to transforming early detection and prevention of lung cancer.

The Urgent Case

Misunderstanding, stigma, and outdated assumptions are leaving too many people diagnosed with lung cancer only after it has already progressed, when choices are narrow and outcomes are far worse. But it doesn’t have to be this way. Lung cancer can be very treatable when it is caught early.

Every 2 minutes

someone in the U.S. is diagnosed with lung cancer

Lung cancer affects millions of people across racial, gender, and socioeconomic backgrounds, including those who have never smoked or have any known risk factors.

_Source:_{American Lung Association, 2025}

leading cause of cancer death in the USA

In 2020, more people died from lung cancer than breast, colorectal, and prostate cancer combined.

_Source:_{American Cancer Society, 2024}

71%

of lung cancer cases are diagnosed at an advanced stage

Lung cancer cases are often diagnosed at later stages, when survival rates are low. In contrast, lung cancer is very treatable when it is caught early.

_Source:_{American Lung Association, 2025}

How We’re Changing Outcomes

Our work advances a set of interconnected priorities designed to better define lung cancer risk, detect it earlier, and stop the disease before it advances.

SCREEN

Expanding who benefits from screening.

DETECT

Finding lung cancer earlier than ever before.

PREVENT

Intercepting the disease before it starts.

Changing the Story of Lung Cancer

Discover breakthroughs in lung cancer research, new early detection technologies, and inspiring patient stories from the Susan Wojcicki Foundation community.

Team

Grantees and researchers

Learn how we work and about our funding opportunities for advancing early detection and lung cancer prevention.

Research

Lung Cancer Genetics Study

Learn about our study that aims to expand lung cancer screening guidelines.

Update

A letter from Susan’s family

Read how Susan Wojcicki’s family turned heartbreak into the Foundation’s goals for change.

Change What's Possible

Researchers

Explore Our Work and Apply for Grants

Donors

Support Transformative Lung Cancer Research

Innovators & Technologists

Help Develop and Scale New Diagnostic Tools

Patients