On Monday, the LAF launched an exciting campaign to increase awareness of the LAF and our support services within the Hispanic/Latino population.
This multi-faceted includes:

• Creation of www.livestrong.org/espanol – This Spanish-language website is intended to provide educational information, materials and support services to those who have been affected by cancer within the Hispanic/Latino population. We invite you to check out the Spanish site and encourage Spanish-speaking survivors or healthcare professionals to use this site as a resource.
• Production of 8 sixty-second radio advertisements √¢‚Ǩ‚Äú These radio ads include information about the most common concerns that

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It’s a recurring theme for us in the Grassroots Program here at the LAF: we want you to get involved! For some it’s taking something they already are passionate about and making it significant. But for others, like the great group of folks from Tennessee we rode with today, it’s taking a challenge you’ve always wanted to do and then taking that to a whole new level.

The story starts back in 2005. A young girl named Catie Summers had been diagnosed with bone cancer in Clarksville, TN. Despite devastating surgeries and chemotherapy, Catie remained an inspiration √¢‚Ǩ‚Äú a…

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Hi folks, ‘news is that Sen. Kennedy is undergoing surgery for a brain tumor this morning at Duke University. The LAF has all their fingers crossed and are pulling for him and his family. Best wishes from all of us here.

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