Dear All:
A while ago, someone asked about the condition of Lance Armstrong, a 
former top professional cyclist who was diagnosed as having testicular 
cancer.  I found this story in the February 23 edition of The Japan Times:
ARMSTRONG RECOVERING FROM CANCER 
Austin, Texas (AP) Lance Armstrong, America's top cyclist who is 
recovering from testicular cancer, is encouraged by his progress but is 
still not sure when he can return to competition.  "I just don't know how 
it's going to be when I come back, whether I'm going to have the same form 
that I had before," Armstrong said Thursday.  "My doctors have said that 
everything looks good, but that they would spend the next 12 months really 
focusing on my health.  My priority is just to live and live a full and 
healthy life.  It's not so much about racing and winning again."  
Armstrong, the 1993 world road race champion, a two-time Tour de France 
stage winner and two-time Tour DuPont titlist, was diagnosed with 
testicular cancer in October.  He completed 12 weeks of chemotherapy in 
December and has been riding about an hour every day.  Armstrong, whose 
cancer was considered extremely advanced and had even reached his brain, 
said he isn't thinking about racing right now.  He said he simply wants 
his cancer to remain in remission.  "There's still a possibility that this 
could come back and kill me," Armstrong said.  "That's a very scary thing. 
We are  barely out of it.  I finished the chemo in December and it's been  
two months, but they are going to follow me closely for five years."  
Armstrong's doctors say they have been inundated with inquiries about 
whether trauma from extended time on a bicycle could cause testicular 
cancer. "There's nothing to suggest that at all," said Dr. J. Dudley 
Youman, Armstrong's cancer specialist.
All for now, 
Steve
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