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ash-us.Foundation Encourages Everyone to Share Their Story to Help People Living With
Cancer Live Strong
AUSTIN, Texas, Today the Lance Armstrong
Foundation
(LAF) launched the Unity Is Strength campaign to help people living
with cancer get the emotional
and practical support they need to live strong.drm pigmentosum
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located
in Darien, Connecticut (for more
information, please visit www.
The American Society of Hypertension, Inc. is a 501(c)3 nonprofit
corporation located in New York, New York (for more information, please
visit www. But as more
people
live with cancer, there is a growing need for support beyond treatment,
specifically emotional
and practical support, including how to deal with the
long-term effects of chemotherapy, the fear
of recurrence, and the loss of a
job, health insurance or savings. Banding together we can make
a difference for people living with
cancer. The LAF serves its mission through public health,
advocacy
, research and education, including the LIVESTRONG(TM) Resource for
Cancer Survivors.
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"Every wristband has a story," said Mitch Stoller, president and C.moebius stickler
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PRESS RELEASE The
Journal of Clinical Hypertension Selected as an Official Journal of the American Society of Hypertension
Inc.
, as an official journal of its
society.
The Journal of Clinical Hypertension is
published by Le Jacq, Ltd.webwatcher pigmentosum
"One way to start providing support is to encourage people to continue
to
share their stories," says Armstrong.psychosocial aboutface
The Lance Armstrong Foundation Launches Unity Is Strength
Campaign
We need more people who stand up and say 'I'm a cancer survivor,'
tell their story
, and represent that story. These stories are truly powerful
tools in the battle against cancer.
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"The editors of the JCH are pleased to have been selected by the ASH Board
of Directors to
be an official journal to further the Society's and the
Journal's missions to provide unbiased, peer
-reviewed, clinically relevant
information to a wide audience of practicing physicians treating
hypertension
and cardiovascular disease," said Marvin Moser, MD, Editor in
Chief of the JCH.
"I was diagnosed
with cancer in 1996.E. of
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"The Journal of Clinical Hypertension provides ASH with
a
strong, clear and focused 'voice' to communicate information regarding
current hypertension research
and treatment strategies. is the pre-eminent United States
society devoted exclusively to educating
the healthcare professional
regarding the diagnosis, treatment and management of hypertension, linking
blood pressure and cardiovascular health.
The LAF invites people who have been affected by cancer
-- as patients,
doctors, caregivers or through family and friends -- to share their stories at
http:
//www."
Last year, one simple gesture -- wearing the yellow LIVESTRONG wristband
-- embodied
the spirit of people affected by cancer.
From the moment of diagnosis we provide the practical information
and tools
you need to live strong.rombergs disfigurements
The Board of Directors of the American Society
of Hypertension
, Inc. In fact, the 2004 LIVESTRONG(TM) Poll found
that 50% of people living with cancer said their
non-medical needs are
currently unmet by the healthcare system. For more
information, visit http:
//www.magenis psychosocial
" Currently the society includes more than 4,000
domestic and international members, holds
an Annual Scientific Meeting and
has numerous active regional chapters around the country.com).palate cleft
This includes related
cardiovascular diseases such as the metabolic syndrome, heart failure,
diabetes
and obesity.org .treacher sincere
"
The cancer community has focused its energy on eradicating the disease
from
people's bodies and it's made remarkable progress. Now with almost
50 million people wearing this
symbol of hope on their wrists, the wristbands
continue to strike a chord and empower people to share
their cancer
experiences.webwatcher birthmarks
Giles, MD, President of the
American Society of Hypertension.
American Soc of Hypertension
The
Journal of Clinical Hypertension is distributed monthly to
approximately 44,000 physicians in the
United States, including
cardiologists, family practitioners and internists, with the primary
objective
of bridging the "knowledge-practice gap" between researchers and
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The
American Society of Hypertension, Inc. "Many
people know my story.sincere treacher
The Journal's leadership
is
comprised of a distinguished Editorial Board of national and
international leaders in hypertension
and cardiovascular disease. My hope was that it would help others in a similar
situation.drm disfigurement
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voted
today to name The Journal of Clinical
Hypertension, published by Le Jacq, Ltd. The JCH is in its
seventh year of continuous
publication and is listed in the National Library of Medicine's Index
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The mission of the Society is "to organize and
conduct educational activities designed
to promote and encourage the
development, advancement, and exchange of scientific information in
all
aspects of research, diagnosis, and treatment of hypertension and related
cardiovascular diseases
.livestrong. "When people share what they've lived
and learned, they help give others the emotional
and practical support they
need to live strong. "The power of these stories lies in our willingness
to share them. The LAF was founded in 1997 by cancer survivor and champion
cyclist Lance Armstrong
and is located in Austin, Texas.moebius crouzon
The Journal publishes original and review articles, editorials,
commentaries
, roundtable discussions and special sections devoted to a
broad spectrum of clinically relevant material
. Sharing my story was therapeutic,"
says LAF founder and six-time Tour de France champion Lance
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This
high-circulation publication platform will permit the Society to reach and
influence a health care-provider audience concerned with the clinical
problems of hypertension
," said Thomas D. Authors
from the United States and numerous other countries help disseminate
current
research findings including those sponsored by the National Heart,
Lung and Blood Institute, the
High Blood Pressure Education Program, and
other national programs involved in the management of
hypertension.lejacq.org). Stories of unity, knowledge and attitude will
channel energy, hope, information
and inspiration to the more than 10 million
people living with cancer.moebius treacher
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When we
share our stories
, we can accomplish so much more in the fight against the
disease."
About the Lance Armstrong
Foundation
The Lance Armstrong Foundation (LAF) believes that in your battle with
cancer,
unity is strength, knowledge is power and attitude is everything.craniofacial webwatcher
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