Lance Armstrong and Four Former U.S. Surgeons General Issue National Call to Action...

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Tue Jul 22, 2008 9:00am EDT 

Lance Armstrong and Four Former U.S. Surgeons General Issue National Call to Action on Cancer Prevention and Survivorship

    Goals and strategies provide roadmap for all Americans to take
    decisive action in making cancer prevention and survivorship a
                           national priority
--(Business Wire)--
National Call to Action on Cancer Prevention and Survivorship:

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Who:   Lance Armstrong, Founder and Chairman, Lance Armstrong
        Foundation (LAF)
       Richard H. Carmona, M.D., M.P.H., 17th United States Surgeon
        General (2002-2006)
       David Satcher, M.D., Ph.D., 16th United States Surgeon General
        (1998-2002)
       Joycelyn Elders, M.D., M.S., 15th United States Surgeon General
        (1993-1994)
       Antonia C. Novello, M.D., M.P.H., Dr.Ph., 14th United States
        Surgeon General (1990-1993)

What:  At the request of LAF Chairman and Founder Lance Armstrong,
        four former United States Surgeons General collaborated with
        the cancer prevention and survivorship community to develop
        the National Call to Action on Cancer Prevention and
        Survivorship. At the press conference, these four most recent
        U.S. Surgeons General will outline the battle plan for the new
        war on cancer and the steps that Americans can take to reduce
        the risk of developing cancer and improve screening, early
        detection, treatment, and survivorship.

Why:   More than 1.4 million Americans are diagnosed with cancer each
        year, and cancer is now the leading cause of death for
        Americans under the age of 85. Cancer is a public health
        crisis that carries with it an unsustainable societal and
        economic burden. Cancers that can be prevented or detected
        early account for at least half of all new cases. Engaging and
        empowering all Americans and our policymakers to embrace
        cancer prevention and survivorship as a national priority and
        to meet the goals outlined in this National Call to Action
        will save lives, save money, and improve the lives of the
        estimated 12 million Americans living today with cancer.

When:  Wednesday, July 23, 2008, 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. Eastern Time

Where: National Press Club, Holeman Lounge
       529 14th Street, N.W., 13th Floor
       Washington, D.C. 20045

RSVP:  5:00 p.m. Eastern Time, Tuesday, July 22, 2008
       Laura Rose, 512.634.3643 or laura.rose@edelman.com
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   This program is made possible by a joint collaboration between the
Lance Armstrong Foundation (www.livestrong.org) and Canyon Ranch
Institute (www.canyonranchinstitute.org).

Canyon Ranch Institute
Jennifer Cosenza, 646-203-1703
jcosenza@canyonranchinstitute.org
or
Lance Armstrong Foundation
Katherine McLane, 512-538-4606
katherine.mclane@livestrong.org

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