Guest guest Posted August 1, 2000 Report Share Posted August 1, 2000 Bill Ross writes: > You can read about his treatment at http://www.cycleofhope.org/glance_at_lance.html and more at http://lancearmstrong.com > > I think the people who started the AIDS epidemic likely fixed the race. They probably gave Lance the testicular cancer as well, so they could make medicine look good by curing it with chemo. I > should have known! responds: I went to the site and this is what I find: " The bad news seemed impossible to believe at first: advanced testicular cancer that produced a dozen golf ball-sized tumors in his lungs and lesions on his brain. He was only 25 years old. " Given only a 50 percent chance of survival, Lance, along with his supporters that included his mother, friends and professional colleagues, learned everything they could about his disease and sought the best medical advice they could find. Lance's medical oncologist gave him a choice of chemotherapy regimens: one that might scar his lungs and a second that was more aggressive with more short-term side effects, but with little or no impact on his lungs. Following three surgeries, Lance opted for the more strenuous chemotherapy regimen that consisted of four week-long cycles and with two weeks in between to recover. He says he owes much of his victory over cancer to Bristol-Myers Squibb, who produced the drugs with which he was treated, saying, " This is a company, had they not been in existence, had these drugs not been in existence, I wouldn't be alive. That's the bottom line. There is no way around it. Twenty years ago, when these drugs weren't around, 90 percent of the people who had this illness died. Now that the drugs are here and Bristol-Myers [squibb] is here, 95 percent of the kids live. " Bill, Testicular cancer is one of the easy ones. You see it here yourself. If caught reasonably early it is 95% curable--as easy as a basal cell carcinoma. If metastasized it is still testicular cancer. The carcinoma cell type does not change. It is testicular in the lungs and in the brain. Easy, easy, easy. It is the same nothing cancer that MTV comedian Tom Green had. Green's was another one that the cancer industry tried to parade around. They did his entire treatment on TV amidst all his clowning. Like Armstrong, Green is young and healthy. Both can cruise through any testicular cancer treatment. By the time it comes back the public will have half-way forgotten, and the whole chemo industry will have gill-netted tens of thousands of additional suckers and sacked an unearned windfall of billions. Hey, gang, they set you up good for this one! I knew it had to be a basal, or testicular, or a keratosis. Nonetheless, both guys should be on an unapproved cancer vaccine. Armstrong particularly is at high risk of the cancer returning in a couple of years. I certainly hope that I'm wrong. The alternative cancer clinics don't want any poster pawns. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 17, 2002 Report Share Posted October 17, 2002 I am reading the best book, very inspirational about the cyclist Lance Armstrong, if anyone is interested in it its called"its not about the bike" it is about how he was cured and fought against testicular cancer. Really good! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 23, 2005 Report Share Posted March 23, 2005 Hi - I'd love to hear what you think of it when you are finished! I hope you find a lot in it too. Enjoy your vacation. Kathy _____ From: Couture [mailto:couture@...] Sent: Wednesday, 23 March, 2005 9:39 AM Subject: RE: Lance Armstrong HI: I also went out and bought the book for vacation reading. Can't wait to dive into it. in NH Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 23, 2005 Report Share Posted March 23, 2005 Okay, I will let you know. I doubt that I will have it finished by vacations end since we are going to FL and will be visiting many of the attractions =0) -- RE: Lance Armstrong HI: I also went out and bought the book for vacation reading. Can't wait to dive into it. in NH Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 23, 2005 Report Share Posted March 23, 2005 I loved that book; and his second book - Every Second Counts is just as good, if not better. Definitely changes your perception on things. My perception about Lance is different than most. I find him to be a wonderful person. He does so much for others. Was he the best husband? Probably not... the best Dad? who's to say. He is still extremely close to all his children. He's dedicated to his sport and his cause -- fighting cancer. I admire him. I admire his dedication and perservance through adversity. > Hi - I'd love to hear what you think of it when you are finished! I > hope you find a lot in it too. Enjoy your vacation. > > Kathy > > > > _____ > > From: Couture [mailto:couture@n...] > Sent: Wednesday, 23 March, 2005 9:39 AM > > Subject: RE: Lance Armstrong > > > > HI: I also went out and bought the book for vacation reading. Can't wait > to dive into it. > > in NH > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 23, 2005 Report Share Posted March 23, 2005 > My perception about Lance is different than most. I find him to be a > wonderful person. He does so much for others. > > Was he the best husband? Probably not... the best Dad? who's to say. > He is still extremely close to all his children. Doesn't he just have one son? Wouldn't he or they (the child/ren) still be very young? I haven't read his second book. Did he divorce (you said, " was " )? I guess I was impressed with how he seemed to transform from an anger-fueled athlete to one who is fueled more by LIFE. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 23, 2005 Report Share Posted March 23, 2005 Lance Armstrong has three children, all under the age of 6, with the oldest being born just before his first victory ('99). The other two are twins, both girls (11/03). I admire his strength of will and his vast determination. What he has done is just amazing and shows how good an athlete he is. I am a biker as well, and when I am struggling on a ride, I just think that at least I am not doing the 3,300 mile ride that he does each Summer!! Course, June of '06 I am doing my very first Bike Across America, and that is 3,300 miles, so I will need to find a new mantra *Proudly wearing my yellow band* Pat (Austin, TX) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 23, 2005 Report Share Posted March 23, 2005 Well said. I'm looking forward to reading the " Every Second Counts " too. _____ From: michelleohagan [mailto:no_reply ] Sent: Wednesday, 23 March, 2005 12:11 PM Subject: Re: Lance Armstrong I loved that book; and his second book - Every Second Counts is just as good, if not better. Definitely changes your perception on things. My perception about Lance is different than most. I find him to be a wonderful person. He does so much for others. Was he the best husband? Probably not... the best Dad? who's to say. He is still extremely close to all his children. He's dedicated to his sport and his cause -- fighting cancer. I admire him. I admire his dedication and perservance through adversity. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 23, 2005 Report Share Posted March 23, 2005 He and his wife did divorce. They have a son and twin daughters. Doesn't he just have one son? Wouldn't he or they (the child/ren) still be very young? I haven't read his second book. Did he divorce (you said, " was " )? I guess I was impressed with how he seemed to transform from an anger-fueled athlete to one who is fueled more by LIFE. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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