Rexanna's Foundation for Fighting Lung Cancer was formed to help bring awareness and raise funds for a disease that is negatively impacting so many and taking the lives of countless loved ones. Despite claiming more lives than breast, prostate, colon, liver, melanoma and kidney cancers combined, lung cancer is largely ignored, under-funded and under-researched. We have come together to help raise desperately needed funds to fight the world’s leading cancer killer.

Each of our board members has been personally touched by this terrible disease and is committed to fight to find a cure. Rexanna’s Foundation is named for Rexanna Hawkins, a lifelong educator and coach who was devoted to her students, family and friends. A nonsmoker throughout her life, Rexanna was diagnosed only two months before she lost her battle with lung cancer at age 49 in 2006.

Rexanna’s strength, faith and sheer will in her fight for life is an inspiration and our motivation. Please join us as we “Huddle Up for the Cure” in Rexanna’s memory to raise funds and awareness of all facets of lung cancer.

The HUDDLE is Making A Difference

Rexanna's Foundation is IMPACTING OTHERS...

• To date Rexanna’s Foundation has donated over $140,000 to The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center.
  • We are supporting a comprehensive Thoracic Center database that tracks every lung cancer patient. The database is designed to give researchers and physicians a panoramic view of each patient to help in developing more effective treatments and improving treatment outcomes.
  • We are supporting a partial fellowship dedicated to research within Thoracic/Head & Neck Oncology.
  • We are supporting efforts to improve education regarding lung cancer. We support the publication of a booklet on lung cancer being distributed to lung cancer patients.
• We are providing lap prayer blankets to individuals who are fighting lung cancer.
• We are supporting students who have been impacted by cancer with funding for college scholarships.
• Our Tobacco Free T.E.A.M. campaign helps educate students by making them aware of the negative impact of tobacco use.
• We support the Lung Cancer Alliance by joining forces with advocates around the country to fight lung cancer by raising awareness.

WHY? Because lung cancer is the #1 Cancer Killer!

Lung cancer is largely ignored, underfunded and under-researched.

The mission of Rexanna's Foundation for Fighting Lung Cancer is to financially support efforts dedicated to eliminating lung cancer, improving early detection methods and enhancing the quality of life for lung cancer patients. We are also committed to supporting lung cancer awareness, research and education. Rexanna's Foundation is dedicated to improving public awareness of all facets of lung cancer, including research, patient care, education, prevention and survivorship.

Why do you make a difference?

We need your help! Because the survival rate of lung cancer is only 15%, the army of survivors does not exist to bring attention to this disease. The impact of your time and gifts is invaluable. Your contributions help advance research programs, provide information to patients and their families, awards college scholarships to students who have been impacted by cancer and provides tobacco education and awareness to students through our Tobacco Free T.E.A.M. campaign.

Tobacco Free T.E.A.M.:

The Tobacco Free T.E.A.M. (Tobacco Education Awareness Matters) is a community service campaign that helps educate students about the negative impact of tobacco use and provides a level of awareness about lung cancer. Scholarship opportunities are available for participating schools whose students apply and have been impacted by cancer.

Research:

Supports BATTLE – the internationally recognized Biomarker-integrated Approaches of Targeted Therapy of Lung Cancer Elimination (BATTLE), an innovative study that employs assessments of cancer genes for improving the choice of therapy for specific patients.

Patient/Family Support:

Supporting the educational department at The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center in the print and distribution of materials for lung cancer patients.

Scholarships:

Supports high school students who have been impacted by cancer by awarding college scholarships.