Lance Armstrong…a disingenuous cancer survivor!

Some history…on October 2, 1996, at age 25, Lance was diagnosed with testicular cancer. During the period from that October to December of 1996, he underwent surgeries to remove the involved testicle and then to remove cancerous brain tumors, and he received chemotherapy.

He established in 1997, the Lance Armstrong Foundation, an international nonprofit organization to provide leadership in helping people manage and survive cancer.

Since then he has went on to win the Tour de France in 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, and 2005. He was also appointed to the President's Cancer Panel by President George W. Bush in May 2002.

In the George Stephanopoulos interview this morning, Lance said “cancer is one word, hundreds of diseases,” “the outcomes so very different,” “they’re all CURED differently,” and that “I consider myself fully and completely CURED” as he spoke about “this bastard called cancer.”

However, it was disappointing seeing Charlie Rose fawning over him in their interview two weeks ago…a very big disappointment because what Charlie believes about Lance could be very, very dangerous advice to others seeking medical attention.

At this year’s Tour de France, Charlie Rose was in the stands a couple of rows above Sheryl Crow, and Senator John Kerry was in a car behind Lance as he rode his bike.

Lance told George Stephanopoulos that “I’m going to Crawford, Texas to ride mountain bikes with the President.” Thus, it appears that President Bush has the time to ride bikes with Lance, but not hold a meeting with Cindy Sheehan, a mother whose son died in the war in Iraq.

In the July 2005 issue of Outside Magazine, Lance was quoted as saying that “Maybe I’ll run for governor”…(of Texas)…I'll leave it at that. Not in '06, though.”

Is he following in the footsteps of George W. Bush from the governorship of Texas to the Presidency of the United States?

A caveat is that we need more truth in advertising!

Yes…Lance is CURED of his cancer. But there are only 2 curable cancers - Hodgkin’s and Testicular. That’s the fact that separates Lance from all the other cancer SURVIVOR’S! In fact for those who have survived more than five years---they have PREVAILED!!!