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Has an orchiectomy to remove the diseased testicle, asked in an interview what Armstrongs chances are, Dr. Reeves, the surgeon, says "Almost none. We told Lance initially 20 to 50% chance, mainly to give him hope. But with the kind of cancer he had, with the x-rays, the blood tests, almost no hope."
Armstrongs last chemotherapy treatment
Diagnosed as having stage three (advanced) testicular cancer (embryonal carcinoma), the cancer had spread to his brain, lungs and abdomen
Declared cancer-free
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