Lance testifies on Capitol Hill
On Thursday Lance and Doug will travel to Washington, D.C., where he will testify before the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee for a hearing called Cancer: Challenges and Opportunities in the 21st Century. Lance will be one of just a few witnesses, including Elizabeth Edwards and Ed Benz of the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. His participation is a tremendous honor and solidifies Lance and the Foundation’s position as a national advocate and expert on the war against cancer. Lance’s testimony will focus on the scope of the cancer epidemic and how America can more effectively combat the disease.
Lance’s testimony is believed to begin around 9 a.m. ET, and you can watch his testimony live on the Senate’s Web site.
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May 7th, 2008 at 8:35 pm
Thanks for riding in Central Park today. I really enjoyed the brisk miles, and friendly chat. Good Luck with all your efforts in the cancer community, your new bike shop, and all your endeavors!
If ever in need of a guide to get onto less traveled roads around NYC and lower Hudson River valley, please let me know.
LIVE Strong!
David
May 9th, 2008 at 1:03 pm
Very well said Lance!
May 9th, 2008 at 3:43 pm
Lung Cancer early detection and research funding is one of the greatest injustices of our time and a disgrace. Lung cancer kills more people than all the other cancers combined but funding is virtually non existant on both the national and state level. Tobacco and politics are in bed together. The tobacco master settlement billions is nothing more than a political payoff. Where are the ethics, where is the outrage.
May 11th, 2008 at 1:38 pm
Thank you Lance, Elizabeth and Steve for addressing the HELP committee and continuing the dialogue regarding the war on cancer. On behalf of my husband, me and my family who are all survivors because of the initiatives that were in place to allow access to high risk insurance pools, clinical trials, imaging services, we appreciate that brain tumors were brought up in the hearing and that collectively by addressing all cancers, it is one more disease that can be potentially detected earlier.