Livestrong CEO Focuses on Hope, Courage for 14 Million Affected by Cancer

The Livestrong Foundation continues to strengthen its reach and impact on cancer patients and survivors, says CEO and President Doug Ulman, who himself is a three-time cancer survivor. Sponsored by Post Grape-Nuts.

About this sponsorship: In honor of the 60th anniversary of Sir Edmund Hillary’s historic ascent of Mount Everest, Patch and Grape-Nuts are teaming up to highlight those who inspire people around them to climb their own mountains. Facing the Challenge A single cancer diagnosis doesn't just affect the person with the disease, a fact that Livestrong Foundation CEO and President Doug Ulman knows all too well. Ulman is a three-time cancer survivor and globally recognized cancer advocate. After overcoming chondrosarcoma during his sophomore year of college, Ulman and his family founded the Ulman Cancer Fund for Young Adults, a nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting young adults and their families and friends affected by cancer. Ulman …

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Speak Out: Does Lance Armstrong's Admission Affect Livestrong?

County Executive Ken Ulman and his brother, Livestrong CEO Doug Ulman, weigh in on the cyclist's interview with Oprah Winfrey.

SPEAK OUT: Does Armstrong's Admission Affect Livestrong?

County Executive Ken Ulman and his brother, Livestrong CEO Doug Ulman, weigh in on the cyclist's interview with Oprah Winfrey.

Howard County Executive Ken Ulman watched his brother Doug Ulman, president and CEO of the Livestrong Foundation, talk about the future a day after founder Lance Armstrong admitted to using performance-enhancing drugs, according to the county spokesman. “He watched his brother on the Today Show today,” county spokesperson Mark Miller said. “He knows that both his brother and supporters are disappointed, but that the important work of the foundation must continue.” Armstrong on Thursday told Oprah Winfrey that he had used performance-enhancing drugs for all of his seven Tour de France wins and said he would “spend the rest of my life trying to earn back trust and apologize.” Doug Ulman said on the Today Show Friday morning that watching …

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SPEAK OUT: Are Lance Armstrong Doping Charges Unfair?

Howard County Executive Ken Ulman and his brother weigh in.

Is there an unfair crusade going on against the famed cyclist and former cancer patient Lance Armstrong, who is facing renewed allegations of doping? The debate is flowing across the Internet and on Wednesday, Howard County Executive Ken Ulman, whose brother, Doug Ulman, is the CEO of Armstrong's cancer charity Livestrong, weighed in from his Facebook page. “Let's focus on what matters most for our nation & not continue to chase a man who has done more in the fight against cancer than anyone else,” Ken Ulman posted to his public Facebook page on Wednesday night. Armstrong, 40, has denied allegations of using performance enhancing drugs and participating in a “doping conspiracy.” He was formally charged by the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency and …

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Charles Schelle

9:43 pm on Thursday, January 17, 2013

This is certainly worth a read again considering Lance Armstrong's admission tonight with Oprah.   more ›