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Lance Armstrong: Cancer
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Although Lance Armstrong's seven victories in the Tour de France are sweet, the battle against cancer has just begun - not just for him, but for all cancer survivors and people just like him who think cancer could not affect them. He plans to lead this fight, and he hopes that you join him. This is a life he owes to cancer.
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At 33 years old, Lance Armstrong is still very much on top of his game, crushing the opposition yet again during the 2004 Tour de France to win an incredible six Tours in succession. Although his racing committments have dropped right off in the latter part of the season, Lance has not been inactive, recently taking part in the second Tour of Hope (www.tourofhope.org) in order to raise awareness for cancer research. While at home in Austin, Texas, Lance Armstrong took the time to talk to Cyclingnews' European Editor Tim Maloney about the ToH, Livestrong, his sixth Tour win, Discovery's line up for 2005, the Simeoni incident and much more in this two part interview.
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Cycling star Lance Armstrong hopes to ride competitively in 1997 after tests showed there's no cancer in his body, the Austin-American Statesman reported Friday. Doctors told Armstrong that he will not likely need more chemotherapy or surgery, the newspaper reported. Armstrong is the 1993 world road race champion, a two-time Tour de France stage winner and a two-time Tour DuPont titlist.
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Seven-time Tour de France winning cyclist Lance Armstrong and several policymakers and medical leaders recently collaborated to strike an unprecedented blow against cancer. Armstrong visited Kelsey-Seybold Clinic’s Main Campus and rallied visitors to support Prop. 15, which would allocate $3 billion in state funds to cancer research.
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Just shy of his 25th birthday, Lance Armstrong was diagnosed with cancer. He was given a less than 50% chance of survival. Remarkably, the chemotherapy killed his cancer but it did not kill his spirit of racing. Unsure of his future in cycling, Lance began training only five months after his diagnosis with cancer. Cancer left him torn emotionally as well as physically. He had never been challenged physically before because of his outstanding athleticism.
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Lance Armstrong won the prestigious Tour de France an unprecedented seven straight times, from 1999-2005. Armstrong's string broke the previous Tour de France record of five victories, held by Miguel Indurain (1991-95) and three others. Armstrong is equally famous for surviving cancer. He was a top amateur cyclist until after the 1992 Barcelona Olympics, when he began a successful pro career. In 1996 Armstrong discovered that he had testicular cancer, which had spread to his brain and lungs. After surgery and heavy chemotherapy, Armstrong returned to cycling in 1997.
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