Posts tagged with: LIVESTRONG

World Record Participant Blog Badge

  Participate in the world-record setting merriment on Sunday, April 3, 2011.   Show your participation with everyone else with…Twitter?..Facebook?…Sure. Yes. But also with a blog badge/widget! Get yours today. If you’re unsure of how to post it to your... Read More

Tanning to Death

You wouldn’t think wealthy women ages 15 to 39 bear a greater burden of malignant melanoma, the most aggressive and deadliest of skin cancers. But they do. The culprit? Ultraviolet (UV) light exposure, most of which is attributable to tanning.... Read More

Resources for Your World-Record Setting Post

I am asking others to join me on Sunday, April 3, 2011, to help raise awareness of adolescent and young adult (AYA) cancer and set a world record. Whether you blog or not, there are plenty of ways to participate.... Read More

World Record Set. Prepare to Break It.

Last week I challenged others to help set a world record. Well, we did. We will actually try to break the record in a major way on the first day of National Young Adult Cancer Awareness Week, which starts April... Read More

24 Hours. Let’s Set a World Record. Let’s WordPress Cancer.

Break Cancer is a “record setting bonanza brought to you by the LIVESTRONG Young Adult Alliance” aimed to bring awareness to adolescent and young adult, or AYA, cancer which impacts nearly 70,000 people age 15 to 39 each year. According... Read More

Cervical Cancer Organizations: Cervix with a Smile

There are so many great organizations helping raise awareness of cervical cancer and providing direct services to cervical cancer survivors. The National Cervical Cancer Coalition was founded in 1996 and has continued to grow ever since. The Gynecologic Cancer Foundation also... Read More

Poster Love: CanTeen

I love seeing untraditional posters that still convey the point. Check out this poster from CanTeen, presented at the November 2010 LIVESTRONG Young Adult Alliance meeting.... Read More

Poster Love: Perspectives in Oncofertility

Here’s one of my favorite posters presented at the November 2010 LIVESTRONG Young Adult Alliance meeting. Enjoy!... Read More

Learning from a CEO

I love hearing CEOs or former CEOs talk. There’s a referent power with their title, so I figure they each have something unique to teach me. So was the case last week when Cass Wheeler, the former CEO of the... Read More

Ethan From-Survivor-Africa

Ethan Zohn, winner of Survivor Africa and co-founder of Grassroot Soccer, spoke at the annual LIVESTRONG Young Adult Alliance (LSYAA) Meeting today in Austin, Texas. The LSYAA coordinates initiatives and improves survival rates and quality of life for young adults,... Read More
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