Lance Armstrong Foundation Hails President Barack Obama's Reversal Of Federal Ban On Funding Embryonic Stem Cell Research

Main Category: Stem Cell Research
Article Date: 11 Mar 2009 - 0:00 PDT

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The Lance Armstrong Foundation (LAF) released the following statement from President and CEO Doug Ulman, a three time cancer survivor, regarding President Barack Obama's executive order lifting the Bush administration's restrictions on federally financed human embryonic stem cell research:

"President Obama has made good on his pledge to separate science from politics and lift the federal restrictions on embryonic stem cell research. This is a day the American cancer community has been waiting for and we're celebrating the great news. Stem cell research holds great promise and with cancer soon to be the leading cause of death worldwide, we can leave no stone unturned in the search for groundbreaking new treatments and cures."

About The Lance Armstrong Foundation

At the Lance Armstrong Foundation, we fight for the 28 million people around the world living with cancer today. There can be -- and should be -- life after cancer for more people. That's why we kick in at the moment of diagnosis, giving people the resources and support they need to fight cancer head-on. We find innovative ways to raise awareness, fund research and end the stigma about cancer that many survivors face. We connect people and communities to drive social change, and we call for state, national and world leaders to help fight this disease. Anyone anywhere can join our fight against cancer.

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