Lance Armstrong

In 1996 Lance found that he had testicular cancer. Since early warning signs were ignored, by the time he was diagnosed the cancer had spread throughout his stomach, lungs and brain. If testicular cancer is discovered early, a man is usually given a 70% chance of survival.

Because, Armstrong says he ignored warning signals, his chances of survival dropped as low as 40%. He had chemotherapy and surgery followed by a physical treatment program. With the help of his competitive spirit and support system he was declared cancer free. Next »