In the beginning, Lance ignores the symptoms that turn out to be cancer. Do you think it is human nature to ignore symptoms? Is it out of fear? Pride? Denial? Or is it just that his drive to win is greater than anything else so he easily ignores it?

Lance is able to tell many friends about his cancer. Why does he ask someone else to tell his mother? Do you think this is a normal response? Would you respond the same or different?

Do you think Lance's ability to fight the cancer successfully is due to his cycling training or his personality? Would someone else be able to fight it the same way?

It seems like it was easier for Lance to fight the cancer than survive it. He handled the treatment better than the remission. Do you think this is normal? Why...