The LIVESTRONG Challenge Philly kicks off today, and we couldn’t be more excited. With some of the fresh changes we’ve made, including a new location for the finish line and a shift to a two-day format, participants are now going to get a more enthusiastic experience all the way around. The new location for finish line is set up such that participants are right in the middle of our Post-Event Party once they finish. And the two-day format means that you’re now able to participate in both a running or walking event and a cycling event, all in…

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The following video was shown today at the (UICC) International Union Against Cancer’s World Cancer Congress in Shenzhen, China. Imagine a World Without Cancer.

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Today in Shenzhen, China, LIVESTRONG CEO Doug Ulman gave a presentation titled “Mobilizing Survivors and Advocates” to world leaders, health ministers and NGO’s from around the world.

The agenda was full of amazing presenters including the First Lady of South Africa, Her Excellency Madam Tobeka Madima-Zuma, Her Royal Highness Princess Dina Mired of Jordan, Dr. Chen Zhu, Ministry of Health of the People’s Republic of China, and Dr. Ala Alwan, Assistant Director General of Non-Communicable Disease and Mental Health at the World Health Organization.

It is an honor in itself just to be invited to attend the Congress, but…

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We are in need of more post-treatment survivors to take our anonymous survey about how cancer has affected people’s lives. If you identify yourself as one of the following you are considered a post-treatment survivor:

• I have finished all treatment for cancer
• I am returning to a doctor on a regular basis to check for new or returning cancers.
• I am taking medications such as tamoxifen or lupron (Leuprolide) to prevent a recurrence.
• I am living with cancer as a chronic or ongoing condition.

If you are a post-treatment cancer survivor, please visit www.livestrong.org/survey2010 and complete…

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It was 1999 when I witnessed my first mountain bike race in my new found hometown of Steamboat Springs, CO. I had just moved here from Dallas via Austin and I was excited to see a fellow Texan race in the Rockies. The experience motivated me to take my new found hobby of cycling a little more serious.

Now, with Texan roots comes a certain degree of stubbornness, and I’m no different. As I began my racing quest I studied Lance’s moves, read his books and did my best to be like him – a winner. As years passed…

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