Lance Armstrong's chemotherapy

I wonder if anyone has done research on maybe the radiation treatment
on Lance's cancer is why he has produced less lactic acid after the
chemo. A friend of mine read somewhere a couple of years ago, there was
a test on Lance whereby it found that his body produces less lactic
acid than before his cancer treatment. How did he fare in his cycling
career before the cancer? Was he a top 10 cyclist? It's just
interesting that no physician has thought about maybe the cancer
treatment has something to do with his success the last 6 yrs. Heck, if
was a pro cyclist, maybe i would want chemo on myself just to see. I
do think that Lance would never use drugs, so that assertion is way off
base.

: I wonder if anyone has done research on maybe the radiation treatment
: on Lance's cancer is why he has produced less lactic acid after the
: chemo. A friend of mine read somewhere a couple of years ago, there was
: a test on Lance whereby it found that his body produces less lactic
: acid than before his cancer treatment. How did he fare in his cycling
: career before the cancer? Was he a top 10 cyclist? It's just
: interesting that no physician has thought about maybe the cancer
: treatment has something to do with his success the last 6 yrs. Heck, if
: was a pro cyclist, maybe i would want chemo on myself just to see. I
: do think that Lance would never use drugs, so that assertion is way off
: base.

1.) radiation was on the cancer, not on the muscles in his legs.
2.)you can do "chemo" on yourself, but that is not the same as radiation.

Pat in TX
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I wonder if anyone has done research on maybe the radiation treatment
on Lance's cancer is why he has produced less lactic acid after the
chemo. A friend of mine read somewhere a couple of years ago, there was
a test on Lance whereby it found that his body produces less lactic
acid than before his cancer treatment. How did he fare in his cycling
career before the cancer? Was he a top 10 cyclist?

Lance Armstrong won the US National Championship and World Championship
before he was diagnosed with cancer.

On 2005-07-03, wrote:
I wonder if anyone has done research on maybe the radiation treatment
on Lance's cancer is why he has produced less lactic acid after the
chemo. A friend of mine read somewhere a couple of years ago, there was
a test on Lance whereby it found that his body produces less lactic
acid than before his cancer treatment. How did he fare in his cycling
career before the cancer? Was he a top 10 cyclist? It's just
interesting that no physician has thought about maybe the cancer
treatment has something to do with his success the last 6 yrs. Heck, if
was a pro cyclist, maybe i would want chemo on myself just to see. I
do think that Lance would never use drugs, so that assertion is way off
base.


Might it be that his pain threshold is greater now due to
the chemo, et. al., rather than a reduction of lactic acid?

Mike

writes:

I wonder if anyone has done research on maybe the radiation treatment
on Lance's cancer is why he has produced less lactic acid after the
chemo. A friend of mine read somewhere a couple of years ago, there was
a test on Lance whereby it found that his body produces less lactic
acid than before his cancer treatment. How did he fare in his cycling
career before the cancer? Was he a top 10 cyclist? It's just
interesting that no physician has thought about maybe the cancer
treatment has something to do with his success the last 6 yrs. Heck, if
was a pro cyclist, maybe i would want chemo on myself just to see. I
do think that Lance would never use drugs, so that assertion is way off
base.

Yes. Considerable research in this area has been conducted by
Dr. Robert Bruce Banner, Peter Benjamin Parker, and others, begining
in the early 1960's. Much of this research has been documented by
Stan Lee and Steve Ditko. I do not believe, however, that any of this
research has has been applied to cycling. There appears to be ample
opportunities for the motivated student.

What about Lance drug treatment of anti-Cancer drug? How do we know
that anti-cancer
drug is no way helping making his body more strong and more indurance.
No doubt Lance has been used durg.. I mean whether anti-cancer drug or
not it's still
chemicaltheory hat Lance has been used to reorganze his body condition
for many years.

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What about Lance drug treatment of anti-Cancer drug? How do we know
that anti-cancer
drug is no way helping making his body more strong and more indurance.
No doubt Lance has been used durg.. I mean whether anti-cancer drug or
not it's still
chemicaltheory hat Lance has been used to reorganze his body condition
for many years.

So, what, nobody who's ever been sick should be allowed to race? Or no
athlete who gets sick should be given medical treatment?

Lance is an extraordinary physical specimen. I saw him win the USPro here in
Philadelphia long before the cancer, and you could see it just watching him
race. His ferocity and power were palpable, even to the spectators. He's
just the guy at the far end of the bell curve. His physical uniqueness and
capacity have been well documented both before and after the cancer.

Somewhere out there is probably a guy who was born with even more potential
than Lance. But he chose to be a ballet dancer or something. What the Lance
doubters just don't want to accept is that in Armstrong we have the rare
combination of the physique that's optimal for the sport, the will to win,
and the incredible series of coincidences that actually put that person on a
bike. It's like destiny, or something.

RichC

"Mike" wrote in message
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On 2005-07-03, wrote:
I wonder if anyone has done research on maybe the radiation treatment
on Lance's cancer is why he has produced less lactic acid after the
chemo. A friend of mine read somewhere a couple of years ago, there was
a test on Lance whereby it found that his body produces less lactic
acid than before his cancer treatment. How did he fare in his cycling
career before the cancer? Was he a top 10 cyclist? It's just
interesting that no physician has thought about maybe the cancer
treatment has something to do with his success the last 6 yrs. Heck, if
was a pro cyclist, maybe i would want chemo on myself just to see. I
do think that Lance would never use drugs, so that assertion is way off
base.


Might it be that his pain threshold is greater now due to
the chemo, et. al., rather than a reduction of lactic acid?


Do you mean physically or psychologically? I think his cancer treatment was
so painful that it gave him a new definition of pain. No amt of suffering on
the bike can equal what he did in the hospital, so it gives him an
advantage.

"Rich Clark" wrote in message
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So, what, nobody who's ever been sick should be allowed to race? Or no
athlete who gets sick should be given medical treatment?

Lance is an extraordinary physical specimen. I saw him win the USPro here
in Philadelphia long before the cancer, and you could see it just watching
him race. His ferocity and power were palpable, even to the spectators.
He's just the guy at the far end of the bell curve. His physical
uniqueness and capacity have been well documented both before and after
the cancer.

Somewhere out there is probably a guy who was born with even more
potential than Lance. But he chose to be a ballet dancer or something.
What the Lance doubters just don't want to accept is that in Armstrong we
have the rare combination of the physique that's optimal for the sport,
the will to win, and the incredible series of coincidences that actually
put that person on a bike. It's like destiny, or something.

RichC

Rich,

I think you're exactly right. But also, factor in that the cancer actually
did something to transform him as a racer. He lost all that upper-body
muscle he carried as hold-over from his triathlon days and, from there, he
was able to dramatically improve his power to weight ratio. Voila ...
instant monster climber!
--
Bob C.

"Of course it hurts. The trick is not minding that it hurts."
T. E. Lawrence (of Arabia)

Interesting thoughts from everyone. Anyways, he should be well on his
way to his 7th title here soon. Later.