News & Press Releases

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