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Doctor: When I was two, my doctor had a large house on Cortelyou Road. The exam room smelled like a dead frog and my temperature was taken rectally. By age five I was injected with tetracycline monthly by Dr. Ryan. He later died

of lung cancer. Who influenced me the most, a medical [...]

Rider Down: Laurent Fignon

Laurent Fignon (1960 – 2010)

Former two-time Tour de France winner Laurent Fignon has died aged 50 following a battle with cancer, the Pitie-Salpetriere hospital in Paris confirmed on Tuesday.

The French rider, nicknamed Le Professeur due to his studious looking appearance, won the Tour de France in 1983 and 1984, and was runner-up [...]

Fignon At Tour Despite Battling Cancer

Two-time Tour de France winner Laurent Fignon first revealed in June 2009 that he had been diagnosed with intestinal tract cancer. One year on, he is still fighting the disease but has refused to give up his role as a TV and radio commentator at this year’s Tour de France.

Fignon commented on the prologue [...]

Fignon fighting cancer

Fignon facing cancer fight – VeloNews

Two-time Tour de France champion Laurent Fignon has confirmed that he has been diagnosed with advanced intestinal cancer.

“My cancer is an advanced cancer because it has metastasized,” the 48-year-old Fignon said in an interview to be broadcast on French television on Sunday. “We know for certain it’s in [...]

Job burnout …

You know how I can tell I’m getting burnt out at work?

The son of one of my co-workers is undering chemo- and radiation therapy because of a brain tumor. Since his hair fell out, his dad shaved his head in support of his son.

So another co-worker organized a head shave-a-thon, and I basically [...]