LIVESTRONG Global Cancer Campaign
About the Global Cancer Campaign
Our Commitments
Global Cancer Summit, Dublin
Lance Armstrong launched the LIVESTRONG 'Global Cancer Campaign' just prior to the start of the TourDown Under in Adelaide in January 2009. This campaign is being promoted worldwide by Lance's return to cycling; a campaign to make cancer a global priority.
Read Lance's account of 'Why I Ride: An Open Letter'.
The Global Cancer Campaign aims to address the global 'burden' of cancer through commitments to engage the community in cancer control, and by partnering with local organisations, corporations and world leaders.
3 major goals of the Global Cancer Campaign are:
- Together, to end the stigma of cancer (turn victims into survivors)
- Together, to build an international grass-roots movement (move cancer from isolation to collaboration)
- Together with world leaders, shift cancer from obscurity to priority.
Individuals, organisations, corporations and world leaders were urged to make, and submit, commitments to this campaign.
CANCER VOICES Commitments - June 2009
Commitments submitted by Cancer Voices in Australia by 1 June 09:
- Cycle for Cancer – Community ride
Establish a cycling event with cancer awareness as a key objective. - Australian aboriginal cancer conversations
Conduct cancer conversations with aboriginal Australians to understand their perspectives, cultural and other concerns and suggest solution for their communities ‘cancer outcomes’ gap. - Australian Cancer Consumers Charter
Develop and publish National Cancer Consumers Charter, in collaboration with other national cancer groups.
- On-line cancer advocacy in Australia
Pilot online 2-way communications for cancer advocacy in South Australia in 2009, with national roll-out in 2010/11
A map of all the Global Commitments to the fight against cancer can be seen here.
(Select a country and press Search, to see a list of the Commitments).
Commitments are aligned with the 2020 Targets of the World Cancer Declaration (2008)
Global Cancer Summit
As the landmark event of the LIVESTRONG Global Cancer Campaign, the LIVESTRONG Global Cancer Summit will be held in Dublin, Ireland, on August 24-26, 2009. The case will be made for acting urgently to address the global cancer burden and introduce new commitments to cancer control by bringing together world leaders, corporations, non-governmental organizations and advocates in an unprecedented show of solidarity.
Cancer Voices South Australia will be represented at the Summit in Dublin.
The Summit is only the beginning, as commitments will be highlighted in a variety of ways throughout the duration of the campaign.
If you would like to find out more and get involved in these Cancer Voices activities, email info@cancervoicessa.org.au
