Testicular cancer survivor Lance Armstrong to be a dad again

Cycling champion and testicular cancer survivor Lance Armstrong is going to be a dad again, and this time without any outside help.

In 1996, Lance was diagnosed with an advanced stage of testicular cancer. It had spread throughout his body and was given a grim prognosis. However, the grim ending wasn’t meant to be and Lance lived to become a 7-time Tour de France cycling champion as well as head of his organization, Livestrong.org.

Lance was married when he was sick and after recovery. He and his then-wife Kristin Richards had three children using in vitro fertilization (IVF) because Lance had stored his sperm before undergoing chemotherapy. But – and here’s where this may give hope to many men who had testicular cancer – his girlfriend, Anna Hansen, is now pregnant and the couple didn’t use IVF or outside help.

The news doesn’t say when the baby is due, but hopefully all will go well for everyone.

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