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Our New Irish Friends and the Global Fight Against Cancer

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This year alone, nearly 8 million people will die of cancer worldwide. Cancer is projected to become the leading cause of death worldwide in the year 2010. It is because of these sobering statistics that the Lance Armstrong Foundation has announced the LIVESTRONG Global Cancer Summit in Ireland.

Ireland, a country of just over 4 million people, is projected to have more that 40,000 new cases of cancer diagnosed by 2020. The leaders of the cancer movement in Ireland include the Irish Cancer Society and the Irish Ministery for Health. Irish Cancer Society CEO John McCormack said, “We can and must act to reduce the rate of preventable cancer and this summit gives us the opportunity to increase cancer awareness and take actions which will save lives.”

Our very own Chief of Staff, Morgan Binswanger, visited the Emerald Isle recently to discuss the details of the upcoming summit. He describes our partners as “remarkably warm and friendly, the Irish have been helping lead in taking progressive steps forward on cancer control especially in anti-tobacco over the last five years. We are eager to work with other organizations in country, like the Irish Cancer Society to support continuing advances on the Isle. The Irish are very serious about new prevention measures and getting good information to everyone. There is great enthusiasm for the Summit, Lance racing here and LIVESTRONG.”
We are looking forward to working more with our Irish friends and our other global partners to secure solid commitments in the fight against cancer.

Mary Harney shows her support for the LIVESTRONG Global Cancer Summit

Mary Harney, Ireland's Minister for Health, shows her support for the LIVESTRONG Global Cancer Summit

  • http://www.8forlance.com Paul Raats

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dWceqx_lgqI NEW LiveSTRONG ART check it out ….more to follow

  • Tommy Hill

    Go Lance GO, great ride yesterday, lets have a great climb today and take first!

  • Damian Moloney

    Hey Lance, any chance of you supporting the Bantry Hospice Project, Co Cork, Ireland? I think you will be here on August 23rd for the Tour of Ireland, we are building two palliative care units in the local hospital and are fundraising because we are not getting any goverment or health board fiancial backing, ?190,000 collected so far thanks to many local peoples efforts.

    Keep the faith!

    Damian Moloney

  • http://www.oldcablehouse.com Mrs Margaret Brown

    My first time to visit this website/forum and find all the good work of people overwhelming to say the least. Livestrong was brought to my attention this morning by 2 of my guests who stayed with us here on the Ring of Kerry Ireland, following the Summit in Dublin this weekend. Rebecca and Robert from Texas. Rebecca is a 2nd time suvivor of Cancer and Robert her dear husband at her side. 2 wonderful people who filled me with admiration and inspiration. I recommended a visit to Skellig Micheal a monastic settlement nearby here for its spiritual enrichment of the soul unfortunately Irish weather did not permit this but we do hope another time. Livestrong keep up this wonderful work raising hope and awareness to all.

  • http://blog.aadautech.com/ Dr, Nagaraj

    For the last 30 years, the International Agency for Research on Cancer has prepared estimates of the global cancer burden. Beginning in 1975 with broad estimates of numbers of new cases for 12 common types of cancer in different areas of the world. Overall, there were 10.9 million new cases, 6.7 million deaths, and 24.6 million persons alive with cancer (within three years of diagnosis). The most commonly diagnosed cancers are lung (1.35 million), breast (1.15 million), and colorectal (1 million); the most common causes of cancer death are lung cancer (1.18 million deaths), stomach cancer (700,000 deaths), and liver cancer (598,000 deaths). The most prevalent cancer in the world is breast cancer (4.4 million survivors up to 5 years following diagnosis).

    -aadautech, a cancer drug discovery and therapeutics blog