WASHINGTON , July 23 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ - The National Patient Advocate Foundation (NPAF) expressed support today for the National Call to Action on Cancer Prevention and Survivorship issued by the nation's four most recent Surgeons General -- Richard H. Carmona, M.D., M.P.H.; David Satcher, M.D., Ph.D.; Joycelyn Elders, M.D., M.S.; and Antonia C. Novello, M.D., M.P.H., Dr.Ph. -- in conjunction with the cancer prevention and survivorship community as organized by Lance Armstrong and the Lance Armstrong Foundation (LAF). The National Call to Action outlines a battle plan for the new war on cancer and the steps that Americans can take to reduce the risk of developing cancer

By Will Dunham WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Cyclist and testicular cancer survivor Lance Armstrong joined forces with four former U.S. surgeons general on Wednesday to urge Americans to do more to prevent cancer and get recommended screening tests.
Armstrong, a seven-time winner of the Tour de France, said the United States needs to make more progress against the various types of cancer.
cancer works and have developed tools for better screening, diagnosis and treatment. Half of all new cancer cases could be prevented or detected earlier when they are most treatable."

Cancer is soon to be the number one killer in America, according to Lance Armstrong, seven-time winner of the Tour de France and founder of the Lance Armstrong Foundation. At a National Call to Action on Cancer Prevention and Survivorship conference, Armstrong said that America has taken their eyes ‘off the ball’ on cancer and needs to modernize its approach to the cause.
Dr. Antonia C. Novella, former U.S. Surgeon General, emphasized the importance of dispelling the notion that cancer is a death sentence. Novella said that cancer poses an economic burden and that uninsured as well as underinsured Americans are increasingly challenged financially due to a cancer diagnosis.

By Catherine Larkin July 23 (Bloomberg) - Cycling champion Lance Armstrong and four former U.S. surgeons general urged Americans to ``end cancer as we know it'' by adopting prevention and treatment standards that can reduce deaths and cut health-care spending.
Cancer is the leading cause of death for people under age 85 in the U.S., and healthy lifestyles, screening tests, education and better care for survivors are key, Armstrong and the officials said today at a press conference in Washington for their partnership, called the National Call to Action on Cancer Prevention and Survivorship.
m 1993 to 1994; and Antonia Novello, who served from 1990 to 1993; as well as the nonprofit Lance Armstrong Foundation and Canyon Ranch Institute.

WASHINGTON, Jul 23, 2008 (BUSINESS WIRE) - Today four former United States Surgeons General stood with the Lance Armstrong Foundation, Canyon Ranch Institute, and numerous other collaborators to issue a National Call to Action on Cancer Prevention and Survivorship from the nation's capital. Cancer is a public health crisis that carries an unsustainable societal and economic burden, costing our economy over $400 billion a year. More than 1.4 million Americans will be diagnosed with cancer this year, and at least half of those new cases can be prevented or detected earlier when they are most treatable. At the request of Lance Armstrong Foundation Chairman and Founder Lance Armstrong,