We can all learn from Lance Armstrong, and not just about athletic endurance or courage during chemo.
Lance also believes in demanding action from Congress. The psoriasis community should take note of his passion, his impatience, and his call to action:
The political ads didn’t tell voters that earlier in the year funding for cancer research was cut for the first time in 30 years. Nor did they explain that a lack of funding slows the pace of scientific discovery and the development of treatments. … I think this is unwise, but it is what our government has done this past year. I waited patiently for an explanation, some clarification or justification. Ten million cancer survivors deserve an answer. We didn’t get one.It is true that state and federal budgets are constrained by many important responsibilities. But cancer doesn’t care about that.
It is time to hold our leaders accountable.
He is right to be upset, and that is despite the significant research funding gains cancer made over the last decade. During that same time, federal psoriasis research funding declined.
If you want more psoriasis research–or more cancer research, for that matter–silence is not an option. You must get involved. A decent place to start would be our home page. 
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