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Lance Armstrong Foundation to Welcome Senator John McCain to LIVESTRONG(TM) Cancer Summit

Posted on: Monday, 14 July 2008, 12:01 CDT

AUSTIN, Texas, July 14 /PRNewswire/ -- The Lance Armstrong Foundation (LAF) is pleased to announce that Senator John McCain will address its members on July 24th at its second LIVESTRONG(TM) Summit.

"Cancer will soon be the number one cause of death in this country and Americans want to know how our leaders plan to combat it," said Lance Armstrong, founder and chairman of the LAF. "Senator McCain has accepted our invitation to talk about his plans to further the fight against cancer and we're very glad to welcome him. Victory against this disease requires a winning strategy and we look forward to hearing Senator McCain's plan to help defend the 560,000 American lives we stand to lose this year alone."

"The work being done by the Lance Armstrong Foundation is invaluable in bringing people together to fight cancer. I am proud to address the second LIVESTRONG Summit that will advance a critical dialogue in how we can better support the heroic work of those striving to find a cure for cancer," said John McCain.

The LIVESTRONG(TM) Summit will take place July 24th through 27th on the campus of the Ohio State University in Columbus and will assemble cancer advocates, health care experts and elected officials from around the nation. Sessions will focus on grassroots guidance for attendees to help combat the disease on local, state and national levels. Featured speakers include Lance Armstrong, cancer survivor, advocate and two-term member of the President's Cancer Panel; America's 17th and most recent Surgeon General Vice Admiral Dr. Richard Carmona; Dr. Harold Freeman, president and founder of the Ralph Lauren Center for Cancer Care and Prevention in Harlem and Senior Advisor to the Director of the National Cancer Institute; and Stefanie Spielman, three-time breast cancer survivor, founder of the Stefanie Spielman Fund for Breast Cancer Research and wife of former Ohio State University football star and All-Pro NFL linebacker Chris Spielman.

This is the LAF's second national-level gathering of cancer advocates and the second time the Foundation has featured Presidential candidates discussing their personal battles against the disease and their hopes to further progress in the national battle to defeat it. Last August's LIVESTRONG(TM) Presidential Cancer Forum in Iowa was the first gathering of candidates for the highest office in the nation focused on cancer. Presidential candidates who participated were Senator Hillary Clinton, Senator John Edwards, Senator Sam Brownback, Representative Dennis Kucinich, Governor Bill Richardson and Governor Mike Huckabee. The LAF has invited both Senator McCain and Senator Obama to this year's Summit to discuss the war against cancer and their ideas to ensure victory against a disease that will strike more than 1.4 million Americans in 2008.

Senator McCain will address assembled attendees on the evening of July 24th in Mershon Auditorium on the Ohio State University campus at 7pm EST. His appearance will be open to the press, Summit delegates and LIVESTRONG(TM) Army members.

About the Lance Armstrong Foundation

The Lance Armstrong Foundation (LAF) unites people to fight cancer, believing that unity is strength, knowledge is power and attitude is everything. We provide the practical information and tools people battling cancer need to live life on their own terms. We take aim at the gap between what is known and what is done to prevent death and suffering due to cancer. We engage the public at large to pursue an agenda focused on preventing cancer, ensuring access to screening and care, improving the quality of life for people affected by cancer and investing in needed research. Founded in 1997 by cancer survivor and champion cyclist Lance Armstrong, the LAF is located in Austin, Texas. UNITE at LIVESTRONG.org.

Lance Armstrong Foundation

CONTACT: Katherine McLane, +1-512-279-8384, for Lance ArmstrongFoundation

Web site: http://www.laf.org/

Source: PRNewswire

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