Mozilla, a public-benefit organization dedicated to promoting choice and innovation on the Internet, today announced the immediate availability of new designs for the Mozilla Firefox web browser by leading fashion, cause, sports and music brands. Personas are free, easy-to-install “skins” for Firefox that make changing the look of the browser as easy as changing a shirt.

LIVESTRONG Personas are immediately available for free download at:Get Personas. Go to “Gallery”, “Causes” and then “LIVESTRONG” to view the four skins.This is a fun, easy way to show your support for the Lance Armstrong Foundation.

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As a survivor of brain cancer experiencing the health concerns that survivors of many types of cancers have, I was excited to hear about the efforts of the LAF to improve the quality of care of cancer survivors. We all know too well that often following our aggressive treatment for cancer we are left to wonder what next to do about our health. LAF launched an initiative to fund Survivorship Centers of Excellence whose mission is to improve the quality of health care, research, and training in comprehensive, integrative cancer survivorship care. In the future we will no longer…

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The following is a statement from the US Senate on a new cancer bill titled “21st Century Cancer Access to Life-Saving Early detection, Research and Treatment (ALERT) Act”

The bill was introduced today by Senators Kennedy and Hutchinson and the Lance Armstrong Foundation, along with other cancer groups, have been working with them over several months. We are hopeful that this can be a positive step forward in the fight against cancer.

United States Senate
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
March 26, 2009

SENATORS EDWARD M. KENNEDY AND KAY BAILEY HUTCHISON INTRODUCE CANCER LEGISLATION

Bill will Renew…

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Lance underwent a three hour surgery for his broken clavicle earlier today. He is out of surgery and is currently in recovery.

The surgeon, Dr. Doug Elenz, stated that the procedure took longer than anticipated since the bone had been fractured into four pieces, rather than two as he originally thought.The fracture is currently stabilized by a steel plate with 12 screws. Lance has been ordered to take it easy for the next week. After that he will be evaluated week-by-week, month-by-month, for pain, arm motion and to make sure the plate remains stable.

His doctor stated that the…

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