The Wellness Community and Amgen Partner with Professional Cyclist George Hincapie to Launch ``Breakaway from Cancer'' Initiative; New National Education Initiative Kicks-off with Free Workshop in Westlake Village

Business Wire, Nov 29, 2005

What:   The Wellness Community(R) (TWC) and Amgen(R) (Nasdaq:AMGN)
        will join Discovery Channel(R) professional cycling team
        member and 10-time Tour de France veteran George Hincapie in
        launching "Breakaway from Cancer," a national education
        campaign to raise awareness and funds to support valuable
        services and programs that help people living with cancer.
        TWC is an international nonprofit organization dedicated to
        providing support, education and hope for all people affected
        by cancer at no cost.

        "Frankly Speaking About Cancer" workshops, the core
        educational component of the "Breakaway from Cancer" program,
        will be held at TWC centers across the country and focus on
        helping cancer patients take control of side effects through
        medicine, mind and body. Hincapie will participate in the
        first workshop on December 8 in Westlake Village.

Who:    George Hincapie, Discovery Channel professional cycling
        team member
        Steven Wong, MD, Oncologist, UCLA Oncology Center
        Anna Schwartz, FNP, PhD, FAAN internationally renowned
        oncology researcher and author of "Cancer Fitness: Exercise
        Programs for Patients & Survivors"

When:   Thursday, December 8, 6:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m.

Where:  The Wellness Community - Valley/Ventura
        530 Hampshire Road
        Westlake Village, CA 91361

Why:    There are 10 million cancer survivors in the United States
        today and more than 1.4 million Americans will be diagnosed
        this year.  The "Breakaway from Cancer" initiative is designed
        to help people affected by cancer learn about new treatments,
        support networks and educational resources and to encourage
        the public to further support valuable TWC programs.
        Supported by an educational grant from Amgen, "Breakaway from
        Cancer" is a complementary component to Amgen's sponsorship of
        the Amgen Tour of California, a 700-mile world-class cycling
        event to take place February 19-26, 2006.