The Register’s Annual Great Bike Ride Across Iowa (RAGBRAI) is in full effect. Over 100 members of Team LIVESTRONG are cycling across the state with 20,000 of their closest friends, sharing stories and having a great time with one another. Each night, a cancer survivor stands up in front of the group and shares his/her cancer story. Yesterday it was Mary’s turn to share.

Mary and her 18 year old son David have had difficult cancer experiences. Mary’s- breast. David’s- a rare type of cancer called Myelodysplastic Syndrome found mainly in people 65-70 years old. The only option…

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The staff at Nike World Headquarters have been there fighting cancer alongside the foundation for a number of years. Recently, in the parking lot at Nike HQ, employees chalked messages of hope to honor their loved ones affected by cancer. Thank you to all of Nike’s employees for all you do both professionally and personally in the fight against cancer.

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Throughout the 2010 cycling season, LIVESTRONG and its partners have raised awareness of the world’s cancer burden and the people fighting against the disease. And on the final day of the Tour de France Lance Armstrong and Team RadioShack made one last statement, celebrating the completion of the Tour by wearing jerseys emblazoned with the number 28, a symbol of support for the 28 million people living with cancer.

While that, in itself was an amazing scene, that is not the only statement LIVESTRONG, Team RadioShack and our partners made on Sunday.

Check out the photos below of all…

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Team RadioShack wore special “28″ jerseys on the final day of the Tour de France. You can show your support as well. Change your Facebook profile picture, Give a special Facebook gift, place a “28″ Twibbon over your Twitter photo, Use Twitter hashtag “#Team28″ or share the video below.

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Last month we told you that LIVESTRONG is conducting an anonymous survey to learn about how cancer has affected people’s lives. Whether you’ve had cancer or a loved one has had cancer, we want to hear from you. The information that we collect from the survey helps shape what programs we offer to people affected by cancer. If you have had cancer or had a loved one that had cancer we want to hear from you. Please visit www.livestrong.org/survey2010 and fill out the survey. Help us help you and your family.

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