Nancy Brinker and Lance Armstrong honored with Centennial Medals at the AACR 2007 Annual Meeting
... Nancy Brinker, is the founder of Susan G. Komen for the Cure, formerly the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation. She is being recognized for her significant and sustained effort in the fight against breast cancer. Now celebrating the organization's 25th year, Ambassado...Heat therapy for cancer may be key to 'Lance Armstrong Effect'
Experts at Johns Hopkins have linked scientific evidence spanning more than 30 years to suggest an explanation for why testicular cancer patients like seven-time Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong survive far better than patients with other advanced cancers. Their commentary in the July 26 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association reveals how a simple factor - heat sensitivity...Lance Armstrong Foundation establishes Endowed Chair in Oncology at Indiana University
AUSTIN, Texas -- When 25-year-old Lance Armstrong, already a world-class cyclist, was diagnosed with an aggressive form of testicular cancer in 1996, he sought the pioneering treatment developed by Lawrence H. Einhorn, M.D., a leading clinical oncologist at the Indiana University Cancer Center and an Indiana University Distinguished Professor. ......The Lance Armstrong Foundation is honoring...