Breakaway Moments
Nearly every family is touched by cancer. Watch the inspirational story of Gail Crawford, stage IV breast cancer survivor, and how a support network helped give her the resources and hope she needed to fight cancer.
Breakaway Miles
In honor of all cancer survivors, the final mile of four stages of the Amgen Tour of California – Santa Rosa, Sacramento, San Luis Obispo and Santa Clarita – will include a Breakaway Mile featuring a local cancer survivor and an Amgen scientist. Riding with them are the survivor’s peloton of caregivers, family members and healthcare professionals who supported their win against cancer. Cheer on these brave survivors as they pedal their way along the Breakaway Mile. Click here to read more about the riders.
- Santa Rosa – Theresa Coursey
- Sacramento – Stephanie Hineline
- San Luis Obispo – Justin Baldwin
- Santa Clarita – Robert Stitt
Breakaway from Cancer Honors Survivors Throughout California
Meet the Inspirational Survivors Behind the 2008 Amgen Tour of California
Justin Chueh Palo Alto
Justin Chueh was diagnosed in January 2002 with non-Hodgkins lymphoma. The devastating news was complicated by the fact that at the time, his wife, Pauline, was five months pregnant with their first child. With strong support from family, friends, and coworkers, the family was able to make it through chemotherapy, radiation treatments, and a pregnancy. “Having a strong support group is vital to beating cancer. Having people around to drive to appointments, cook for you, or just talk about something besides treatment and the disease really makes a difference,” Justin says. Justin has now been in remission for five years and is active with the Team in Training bicycling program in raising funds for leukemia and lymphoma research. Read more patient and caregiver profiles
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