John Edwards proposes new cancer 'networks'

With the U.S. presidential election coming up next year, candidate hopefuls are throwing their respective weights into many social issues to drum up the attention each sorely needs to win the hearts and minds of voters.

Count John Edwards into the cancer crowd, as the hopeful candidate whose wife announced recently that she did have a recurrence of breast cancer wants to create national networks for those dealing with all cancers.

Edwards stated that his wife's battle with the second-largest killer in the U.S. has shown him that fighting cancer should be one of his top priorities. Edward's latest on the national strategy for cancer survivorship he proposes can be read about here.

John Edwards, Lance Armstong bike across Iowa

It was all about the bike for Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards this past Wednesday. Decked out in spandex bike shorts, he pedaled with champion cyclist and cancer survivor Lance Armstrong on the Register's Annual Great Bike Race Across Iowa (RAGBRAI). Riding at an easy pace of 10 to 12 mph from Hampton to Cedar Falls, Edwards chatted with riders about their pressing issues, including their concern for his wife Elizabeth who was diagnosed with a recurrence of breast cancer this year.

About his bike trek, Edwards commented, "This is an accident waiting to happen."

Why did he take on the challenge? "Lance has become a friend," Edwards said. " Proud of what he's doing, particularly on the cancer issue. It's obviously very important to us personally. And I've heard about this race -- err, race -- this ride, ever since I'd been coming to Iowa so I wanted to see what it looked like."