Laura Dern wants to raise awareness for lung cancer after losing her grandfather to the disease. The ‘Marriage Story’ star was just six years old when her grandfather passed away following a battle with lung cancer, and the experience of watching him go through his treatments has made Laura determined to help find a cure.
Laura – who is an ambassador for the American Lung Association, for whom she also serves as an advisor to the board of directors – said: "I really went through his treatments, and everything that he walked through with lung cancer for the last year of his life, which was very painful. "And then of course the loss of him.
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