Lance Armstrong - On Surviving Cancer

Complete video at: http://fora.tv/fora/showthread.php?t=1464

Champion American cyclist Lance Armstrong discusses his experiences as a survivor of testicular cancer, and explains the origins of the ubiquitous yellow "Livestrong" bracelet.

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Bob Schieffer interviews Lance Armstrong at the 2007 Aspen Ideas Festival.

Some of the most inspired and provocative thinkers, writers, artists, business people, teachers and other leaders drawn from myriad fields and from across the country and around the world all gathered in a single place - to teach, speak, lead, question, and answer at the 2007 Aspen Ideas Festival. Throughout the week, they all interacted with an audience of thoughtful people who stepped back from their day-to-day routines to delve deeply into a world of ideas, thought, and discussion.

Lance Armstrong is a retired American professional road racing cyclist. He won the Tour de France - cycling's most prestigious race - seven consecutive times, from 1999 to 2005. In doing so, he beat the previous records of five wins by Miguel Indurain (consecutive) and Bernard Hinault, Eddy Merckx and Jacques Anquetil. Previous to this achievement he also survived testicular cancer, a germ cell tumor that metastasized to his brain and lungs in 1996. His cancer treatments included brain and testicular surgery, and extensive chemotherapy.

Armstrong's athletic success and dramatic recovery from cancer inspired him to commemorate his accomplishments, with Nike, through the Lance Armstrong Foundation, a charity founded in 1997. The foundation's yellow rubber "Livestrong" wristbands, first launched in 2004, have been a major success, netting the foundation more than $60 million dollars in the fight against cancer, while helping Armstrong become a major player in the nonprofit sector.

These achievements have at times been clouded by allegations that Armstrong used performance enhancing drugs to achieve some of his wins. However, no conclusive evidence has been presented to verify these allegations, which he vigorously denies, and Armstrong has never failed a doping test.

Bob Lloyd Schieffer is an American journalist who has been with CBS News since 1969, serving 23 years as anchor on the Saturday edition of CBS Evening News from 1973-1996; chief Washington correspondent since 1982, moderator of the Sunday public affairs show Face the Nation since 1991, and, between March of 2005 and August 31, 2006, interim weekday anchor of the CBS Evening News. Katie Couric, formerly of NBC's The Today Show, succeeded Schieffer as anchor on September 5, 2006.

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[mpmcd81]

If you really want to know how he did it, get a bike, get a stationary trainer, and get the Carmichael Training Systems Trainright Videos. Take on the time trial video. You'll understand what he did. You'll get fit in a short amount of time and you'll understand how Lance revolutionalized cycling.

Before Lance, people mashed huge gears at a cadence of 60-80 RPM. Lance pedaled like a jackrabbit and won aerobically. Training, toughness, character, technique, and leadership made Lance. Not drugs.

[jeriwade123]

Lance is my HERO !!!

[DivorceCancerHope]

Hey check out my blog about surviving through cancer as my mom was just diagnosed! I hope to bring about awareness and spread the message that there is always hope no matter the difficulty of dealing with cancer!

[steviebear]

just wondering what the cause of Lances cancer was? I don't understand how someone who ticks all the right anti-cancer lifestyle boxes, and who also happens to be a world class athlete can develop cancer? is there a high chance that you can just develop it anyway?

[minouche411]

At the age he got a testicular cancer , it's maybe a rate of 0,01 % to get it .....except taking things......................No comment!

[Masterchief571]

@RICHARDTOMLEY10WHARF weight increases cancer

[RICHARDTOMLEY10WHARF]

@Masterchief571 hows it going pal ,send me your hieght and wieght ,ill find out your ideal wieght ,on this ,its relatively rare ,few types seminoma ,me ,teratoma,mr armstrong and yolk sac tumours and few others mine ,at advanced stage ,same as mr a ,4 people per 100,ooo per year ,if u need info i know a bit about this as ive got it now u see ,see u chap i had 60% chance now 80% bye

[Masterchief571]

@rhylmart How common is skin cancer

[Masterchief571]

@RICHARDTOMLEY10WHARF how common is this cancer