LIVESTRONG Blog » LAF General http://livestrongblog.org Wed, 08 Sep 2010 18:53:37 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Happiness Party http://livestrongblog.org/2010/06/09/happiness-party/ http://livestrongblog.org/2010/06/09/happiness-party/#comments Wed, 09 Jun 2010 15:34:13 +0000 Brooke McMillan LAF Staff http://livestrongblog.org/?p=6976 Doug’s 33rd birthday party and the Delivering Happiness book release took place on Monday night in New York City. Close to $50,000 was raised to support LIVESTRONG‘s mission. Thank you to Tony Hsieh and the whole Delivering Happiness crew for raising funds and awareness for the fight against cancer.

]]> http://livestrongblog.org/2010/06/09/happiness-party/feed/ 2 Riding Seattle in Honor and in Memory http://livestrongblog.org/2010/06/08/in-memory-of-gavin-in-honor-of-owain/ http://livestrongblog.org/2010/06/08/in-memory-of-gavin-in-honor-of-owain/#comments Tue, 08 Jun 2010 15:58:59 +0000 Guest http://livestrongblog.org/?p=6969 By Kris Rhodes- LIVESTRONG Seattle Challenge Participant

My immediate connection to cancer is that every member of my extended family (grandparents, parents, uncles, nieces, etc.) except my mother and sister have had skin cancer at some point. My strongest connection, though, is through Gavin Kenna and Owain Weinert; Gavin who has since passed on and Owain who is currently fighting leukemia. Gavin was someone who I thought as being very similar to me, and his sudden loss was difficult to come to grips with as it very easily could have been any of my friends – or me. He inspired…

]]> http://livestrongblog.org/2010/06/08/in-memory-of-gavin-in-honor-of-owain/feed/ 0 Vitamin D and Tanning http://livestrongblog.org/2010/05/27/vitamin-d-and-tanning/ http://livestrongblog.org/2010/05/27/vitamin-d-and-tanning/#comments Thu, 27 May 2010 14:20:25 +0000 Brooke McMillan LAF Staff http://livestrongblog.org/?p=6861 Many proponents of tanning beds will discuss the importance of sun and Vitamin D levels. Below is a video from dermatologist Jeff Benabio discussing vitamin D and tanning. Remember, there are many other ways to get vitamin D in your system besides tanning. Tanning beds often do not have the correct UV rays to create vitamin D in your system. Stay sun smart this Memorial Day and limit your time in the sun especially between 10am and 4pm when the sun’s rays are strongest. Read more about how to protect yourself from skin cancer on the Skin Cancer…

]]> http://livestrongblog.org/2010/05/27/vitamin-d-and-tanning/feed/ 8 New Report on Cancer and Environmental Triggers http://livestrongblog.org/2010/05/07/new-report-on-cancer-and-environmental-triggers/ http://livestrongblog.org/2010/05/07/new-report-on-cancer-and-environmental-triggers/#comments Fri, 07 May 2010 18:38:17 +0000 Doug Ulman http://livestrongblog.org/?p=6585 Lots of attention today to the President’s Cancer Panel report on cancer and the environment.

The LIVESTRONG team wants to applaud the Panel’s work in this area. We hear questions related to these issues all the time: Do certain plastics cause cancer? Are pesticides used on food damaging my health? What about industrial chemicals in our environment? These are things Americans worry about. The Panel’s report calls for more aggressive research into environmental cancer triggers, shines a light on ways our government can be more pro-active in protecting our health, and describes steps we can take to shield…

]]> http://livestrongblog.org/2010/05/07/new-report-on-cancer-and-environmental-triggers/feed/ 17 Brand New Website http://livestrongblog.org/2010/05/03/brand-new-website/ http://livestrongblog.org/2010/05/03/brand-new-website/#comments Mon, 03 May 2010 15:17:25 +0000 Brooke McMillan LAF Staff http://livestrongblog.org/?p=6534 We are proud to announce the launch of our brand new website! We designed the site to be much easier to navigate and offer you a better user experience. The two main sections of the site are “Get Help” and “Take Action”

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In the “Get Help” section you can find out how to get one-on-one support, learn about cancer, find resources in your area and watch survivorship interviews.

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In the Take Action section you can find out how to get involved in our advocacy efforts, take part in our events, and learn…

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LIVE Video:

Live Broadcasting by Ustream

Chat window:

Twitter window. Use Hashtag #LHA (Live Healthy Austin):

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