News & Press Releases

Livestrong Welcomes $1 Million Donation from Michigan Couple

AUSTIN, Texas – April 14, 2015 – When Jeri Mulder was just 20 years old, she went through an experience with cancer that she hoped nobody would ever have to face again. 28 years later, she and her husband Jeff will donate $1 million to the... Read More

Livestrong Survey Finds Only a Fraction of Cancer Survivors Receive Survivorship Care Plans

AUSTIN, Texas – June 18, 2015 – A survey distributed by the Livestrong Foundation to 350 cancer survivors this spring revealed that a only small population of survivors are receiving survivorship care plans and treatment summaries from... Read More

Livestrong at the YMCA Program Shows Significant Gains for Cancer Survivor Participants

Chicago, IL – May 28, 2015 – Cancer survivors who participated in the Livestrong at the YMCA program exhibited improvements in physical activity, fitness and quality of life, according to research conducted by Drs. Melinda Irwin of Yale... Read More

Livestrong at the YMCA Surpasses 25,000th Participant Milestone

AUSTIN, Texas – February 4, 2015 – In 2007, the Livestrong® Foundation and YMCA of the USA (Y-USA) began a partnership to promote the importance of physical activity and to make it accessible to cancer survivors throughout the Y’s national... Read More

Livestrong Survivorship Centers of Excellence Network Celebrates 10 Years of Success in Establishing and Promoting Survivorship Study and Programs

AUSTIN, Texas – November 11, 2014 – Following 10 years and $22 million in funding by the Livestrong Foundation to create and support the study of survivorship care, the Livestrong Survivorship Centers of Excellence Network (“the Network”)... Read More

19th Annual Team Livestrong Austin Challenge Kicks off Sunday

AUSTIN, Texas – October 13, 2015 – Regularly participating in triathlons and fundraising for cancer charities were common activities for Amanda Adams. She maintained a healthy diet and rode her bike with her father for years. Although she... Read More

Livestrong Launches the Livestrong Cancer Institutes of The Dell Medical School at The University of Texas

AUSTIN, Texas – August 19, 2014 – The Livestrong Foundation announced today at a press conference on the campus of The University of Texas at Austin that it will be launching the Livestrong Cancer Institutes to create an original model of... Read More

Lance Armstrong to Step Down as Chairman of Livestrong

Lance Armstrong, founder and chairman of Livestrong, made the following announcement today regarding his status as chairman of the cancer non-profit organization’s board of directors:In 1996, as my cancer treatment was drawing to an end, I... Read More