I’m here in the Big Easy where I attended my final meeting of the President’s Cancer Panel today. The President appointed me in 2002 and the last six years have been an amazing experience. I’m including my closing remarks for you here.

Tomorrow bright and early, we start our two-day build with Habitat for Humanity in the New Orleans area. We’re building on behalf of folks who have faced the twin challenges of recovering from the hurricanes and fighting cancer at the same time. The entire LAF staff has traveled here from Austin to participate and I’m glad…

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Hey team, check out this Wall Street Journal piece on LIVESTRONG.com!

Cyclist’s Foundation Links to For-Profit

Demand Media, Armstrong
Team Up On Wellness Site
By REBECCA BUCKMAN
January 28, 2008

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB120148319605121097.html

The charitable foundation launched by cycling legend and cancer survivor Lance Armstrong — which four years ago ignited a fashion trend by selling yellow bracelets stamped with the “live strong” mantra — is making another foray into the for-profit world.

The Lance Armstrong Foundation, which spends about $40 million a year on health programs and cancer research, is teaming up with Web-site operator Demand

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On Thursday, January 31, at 11:00 p.m. EST √¢‚Ǩ‚Äú immediately following the Presidential debates √¢‚Ǩ‚Äú Patient Advocate Foundation (PAF) will be featured on CNN with Dr. Sanjay Gupta in a special series, Broken Government, Critical Condition, examining patient access to healthcare in the United States. CNN will also re-air the segment at 8:00 pm and 11:00 pm EST over the weekend (Feb. 2 and 3). PAF is one of our national partners for LIVESTRONG SurvivorCare and we are proud to work with them to ensure patient access to treatment. Thanks to LAF Board Member, Sanjay Gupta, for highlighting such…

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