July 23, 2008 – Washington, D.C.
Lance Armstrong and Four Former U.S. Surgeons General Issue National Call to Action on Cancer Prevention and Survivorship
Lance Armstrong, chairman and founder of the Lance Armstrong Foundation, and an unprecedented gathering of the former U.S. Surgeons General 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); and Antonia C. Novello, M.D., M.P.H., Dr.Ph., 14th United States Surgeon General (1990-1993), came together at the National Press Club in Washington D.C. to announce the National Call to Action on Cancer Prevention and Survivorship.
The National Call to Action was created through collaboration with the cancer community to outline the goals and strategies that will help all Americans to take decisive action in making cancer prevention and survivorship a national priority. At the press conference, the U.S. Surgeons General outlined the battle plan for the new war on cancer and shared steps that Americans can take to reduce the risk of developing cancer and improve screening, early detection, treatment, and survivorship.
Lance Armstrong, chairman and founder of the Lance Armstrong Foundation (far left), and former U.S. Surgeons General (from left) Richard H. Carmona, M.D., M.P.H., president of Canyon Ranch Institute and 17th U.S. Surgeon General (2002-2006); David Satcher, M.D., Ph.D., 16th U.S. Surgeon General (1998-2002); Joycelyn Elders, M.D., M.S., 15th U.S. Surgeon General (1993-1994); and Antonia C. Novello, M.D., M.P.H., Dr.P.H., 14th U.S. Surgeon General (1990-1993) at the press conference to release the National Call to Action on Cancer Prevention and Survivorship. (National Press Club, Washington, D.C., July 23, 2008, © 2008 John Harrington)
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Event-related materials:
- Read the news release
- View National Call to Action event photos
- Read about the National Call to Action in the news
- Read National Call to Action collaborator statements and news releases
- Learn more about the development of the National Call to Action
- The National Call to Action on Cancer Prevention and Survivorship
- The Peoples' Piece – Cancer: What it Means to You
- National Call to Action collaborator statements and news releases
- Press conference speaker biographies