Lance Armstrong

1999 was a great year for public awareness of testicular cancer, due to the stirring story of Lance Armstrong. He was diagnosed with testicular cancer in October 1996, and the cancer had spread to his abdominal lymph nodes, lungs and brain. He chose to have his therapy at the Indiana University Cancer Center. His incredible triumph in the grueling Tour de France represented one of the most dramatic sports comebacks of the century. His victory captured the public imagination like no other sports story in recent memory. They were proud to be his physicians and to have discovered the successful therapy for testicular cancer that made his win possible.