My name is Matt Lenze and I am a Survivor of Testicular Cancer since March 2009. Back in 2008, I was at the top of my game. I had a steady job and money was not a worry for me. I was confident that I could achieve all the things in life that I wanted; but one day I woke up with extreme lower back pain. I went to my chiropractor who said he couldn’t help me, so I tried going to work, but the pain was excruciating. I was sent home and told to bring a doctor’s excuse the…

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LIVESTRONG believes in your right to live without pain. In many countries pain is viewed as an afterthought or ignored all together because of stigma and lack of education. We are working with the Pain and Policy Studies Group to ensure that patients all over the world have access to pain medication to ensure a better quality of life. Much of the Pain and Policy Studies Group’s work focuses on identifying and addressing the barriers to medical use of opioid analgesics (narcotic drugs), which are essential to chronic pain management and palliative care. Below are a few members…

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One of the best things about the LIVESTRONG Challenge is that it becomes the perfect venue for people to share their cancer stories. We were able to capture some of those stories this weekend in Philadelphia. Please watch and send words of encouragement in the comments below.

Ashley Spurlocks’ Story:

Colleen Shaible’s Story:

The Gray’s Story:

Jessy Kyle’s Story:

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“Hello and Thank You” from the staff of LIVESTRONG. The past week Doug Ulman, LIVESTRONG CEO; Andy Miller, VP of Mission; Allison Wright, Director of Stewardship; Rebekkah Schear, International Program Manager;and Devon McGoldrick, Senior Manager of Programs and Partnerships, traveled to Shenzhen China to participate in the International Union Cancer Control (UICC) Global Cancer Congress.

The UICC is the leading international non-governmental organization dedicated to the global prevention and control of cancer. UICC’s mission is to connect, mobilize and support organizations, leading experts, key stakeholders and volunteers in a dynamic community working together to eliminate cancer as…

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Close to 6,000 of you took part in this year’s Philly LIVESTRONG Challenge with over $3 million raised for LIVESTRONG programs, resources and initiatives. Philly is giving Austin a run for their money as the largest and highest grossing city in the Series so far! Our generous sponsors donated the funds needed to host the event, which means 100% raised will come back to support our mission. A huge that you goes out to participants, volunteers, donors and spectators.

We took a ton of photos and videos this weekend. Go to our Flickr page, our…

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