Founded in Liverpool in 1990, it is the only UK charity to focus solely on lung cancer care.

The charity has a dual focus - saving lives and supporting people affected by lung cancer.

In 1993 Donnelly proposed the creation of an international centre for lung cancer research.

At this time UK entertainer Roy Castle had been diagnosed with lung cancer, and he agreed to raise £12 million to build, equip and run the new centre.

[2] The charity's celebrity supporters include Sir Alex Ferguson, Ricky Gervais, Melanie C, Duncan Bannatyne, Lynda Bellingham, Tricia Penrose, Jenny Frost, Pete Reed, Katherine Grainger, Robert Peston, Robert Powell, Billy Bragg, and Tony Parsons.