tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6581586488456314302.post3585149763608996278..comments2023-12-08T00:05:03.649-07:00Comments on FraudBytes: Lance Armstrong Investigation: Was LiveStrong Built on the Back of a Fraud?Aaronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10138733175602274983noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6581586488456314302.post-77799767112486227792012-10-22T12:06:38.463-06:002012-10-22T12:06:38.463-06:00Hi:
I work for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporati...Hi:<br />I work for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation and am looking to speak with Livestrong donors about the Lance Armstrong doping scandal. Please message or phone me if you're a Livestrong donor and have a reaction to this story. Thanks.<br />Ashley Walters <br />416 205 7523<br />ashley.walters@cbc.ca<br />Ashleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15141476388840565688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6581586488456314302.post-89269162215305936912012-10-22T00:39:19.065-06:002012-10-22T00:39:19.065-06:00I think one of the most disturbing things about th...I think one of the most disturbing things about this whole situation is summed up by one of the long standing talking points shouted from the rooftops by the die hard LA defenders and enablers..."Look what LA has done for cycling". My reply is alwyas, "Look what LA did TO cycling". Among the trashiest is a legion of cycling fans creaed in his own image (There are many that do not deserve this label). Of course it is asking too much for all sports fans to be able to think their way out of a wet paper bag but the logic that these people bring to the table is more than disappointing, it is depressing and a little frightening. <br /><br />Another talking point I would like to adress is, "Look what LA has done for Cancer". To which my reply is always, "Look what LA has done TO Cancer". The full negative impact his actions will have on charities of all sorts will be enormous. The impact on his fans, some of which are cancer sufferers will be unprecidented. The idea tha LA may have given himself cancer secondary to his behaviors is a seductive irony. The chap above is not the first to suggest a possible link. I was pre-med when LA won his first tour and when I found out about his story it was the first thing that crossed my mind. Later both during and after med school I periodically tried to find a link. I am not an oncologist but I have consulted one Onc and other dr's as well as done surveys of the literature and I was never able to find a smoking gun...even though I would consider myself biased toward finding such a link. My opinion is that chronic low level inflamation from years in the saddle could easily explain his testiculat CA. (inflamatory mediators are carcinogenic because they stimulate cell turnover as well as the genetic machinery to crank out various proteins. This increases the chances of mutations manifesting as CA). <br /><br />It is an equally seductive idea that LA may have cured his cancer by his endless stream of "meds". I am actually surprised that LA and his crack team has not seized upon this as a defense. I am not an oncologist but I can think of several arguments for the use of EPO to treat tumors or supress their recurrence. Certainly his team could apply the fanboy logic to this end???kevin haulshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00274271496288063555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6581586488456314302.post-59416044912173161962012-10-20T23:22:15.530-06:002012-10-20T23:22:15.530-06:00cadel evans won the tour-one,nearly twice-he did i...cadel evans won the tour-one,nearly twice-he did it naturally with no drugs-so crap u cant win not been on dope.peaceandquiethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03268121002783393929noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6581586488456314302.post-20332485176981880952012-10-20T15:59:15.539-06:002012-10-20T15:59:15.539-06:00the brilliant'LIVESTRONG'logo & wristb... the brilliant'LIVESTRONG'logo & wristband should be changed to 'LIVESTRAIGHT'!<br /><br /> a bit tongue in check BUT id buy one.<br /> actually would be great too for a A.A/N.A recovery logo.<br /> IS very sad the whole scenario.Is an indictment on the cult of personality in the U.S too.<br /> the disturbing fact most likely Lance contracted his testi cancer frm taking masses doses of testosterone & epo makes it a more heart wrenching fraud.<br /> he should be stripped of his winnings,appearances fees,bonuses etc.<br /> the european doctors are the original rot,they should all be screened more thghly too.<br /> watch the speed times of the next few years Tour de France's start to go down!<br /><br /> <br /><br /><br />peaceandquiethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03268121002783393929noreply@blogger.com