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November 14, 2007 -WebMD has named  PC founder Heidi Adams a Health Hero, and awarded her accordingly! Click here to read the press release and full article. Articles on other Planet Cancer awards and recognitions are available on the same page.

Of course, we've always suspected that Heidi is actually a Health Super-Hero. No word from Heidi yet on what her super-power is, but you can expect a media feeding frenzy when the truth is finally revealed!

Click here to watch Heidi's acceptance speech for the 2005 LIVESTRONG Carpe Diem award. She doesn't throw up from nerves, or trip Lance onstage (although both were close). But she DOES give a helluva speech on young adult cancer. Check it out! 

Fertile Hope Launches Online Fertility Options Calculator for Cancer Patients & Survivors. Fertile Hope announces the first online fertility options calculator for cancer patients and survivors. The calculator works in conjunction with Fertile Hope’s Risk Calculator, which allows patients, survivors and healthcare professionals to see how specific cancer treatments may – or may not – affect fertility.

PCer Jen Singer Profiled in Women's Health. She's Young. She's Fit. She's Got Cancer.. "They should be primping for dates, building their careers, or chasing after toddlers. Instead, a surprising number of women spend their 20s and 30s battling cancer. Here, a look at the disease's 'orphan generation'."

EMD Serono Launches Patient Registry for Egg Freezing. The objective of the HOPE Registry is to track the outcome of oocyte cryopreservation cycles and to validate the efficacy of the different techniques used to freeze and thaw eggs. Read more about it at www.emdserono.com.

Rachel (Baumgartner) Lozano is Glamour's Woman of Your Year! PCer is voted Glamour's Woman of Your Year. Read about it here.

Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) University in Austin. President Clinton and a growing community of students, global leaders, and university administrators will be at the second Clinton Global Initiative University (SGI U) Annual Meeting, which will take place at the University of Texas at Austin from February 13-15, 2009. In order to attend, all students must complete the CGI U 2009 application. Visit SGIU.org for more information.

House Votes to Extend Medical Leave Coverage for College Students. On July 30, the U.S. House of Representatives approved the bill H.R. 2851, which would allow college students who take medical leave from school to continue to receive health insurance under the policies of their parents for up to one year. Read more about it here.