I wanted to share with everyone my remarks from LIVESTRONG Day.

Thank you to the thousands of people who participated in the day. We are making progress, but we must continue to fight everyday.

A special thank you to Senator Tom Harkin, Senator Olympia Snowe, Representative Jan Schakowsky and Representative Sue Myrick for their support in sponsoring our legislation, The Cancer Screening, Treatment, and Survivorship Act of 2007.

LIVESTRONG,
Lance

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Today is LIVESTRONG Day and I, united with 200 advocates from across this country, will walk the halls of Congress demanding that our Senators and Representatives do more to support the fight against cancer.

We will urge them to support The Cancer Screening, Treatment, and Survivorship Act of 2007, introduced this week by Senator Tom Harkin, Senator Olympia Snowe, Representative Jan Schakowsky and Representative Sue Myrick. This bill is a bold expansion of access to early detection, treatment and survivorship services aimed at reducing cancer mortality rates and improving the quality of life of those diagnosed.

Today is LIVESTRONG Day…

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After talking about tobacco in this space over the last couple of days I have received a few stories from friends that I thought were interesting.

The first is a story about Terry Francona, manager of the Boston Red Sox, and his battle to quit chewing tobacco. To put the pressure on Francona to quit, Red Sox President Larry Lucchino made a bet with Francona. The bet, a $20,000 donation to the Jimmy Fund, would be paid by Lucchino if Francona could go the entire season with out chewing tobacco. If Francona fails he will have to make…

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The Tour of California wrapped up yesterday with a big win for Team Discovery and I couldn’t be prouder of the guys and all the work they put in. As always the Paceline has you covered.

Kim Painter in today’s USA Today has a story about the decline in women receiving mammograms. As the title of the article points out that is a step “in the wrong direction.” We all understand how important early detection is to everyone and we must make sure we are all doing our personal duty – to make sure all of…

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I’ve been talking a lot recently about the fight against cancer in the US and all the work that we need to do on that front. At the same time it is important to remember that this is truly a global battle. More than 7 million people worldwide will die from cancer this year – which is equivalent to 1 in every 8 deaths. While the LAF and I continue to stoke the flames here at home we are also proud to be a part of the global community through our membership in the International Union Against Cancer (UICC).

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