`` After talking with my children , my family and my closest friends , I have decided to return to professional cycling in order to raise awareness of the global cancer burden , '' he wrote on LiveStrong 's Web site . Three - times Tour de France champion Armstrong is a survivor of testicular cancer . The year - old Texan already has three children from his marriage . ` ` This is a hopeful time for all testicular cancer survivors , '' says Sanjay Gupta .
Three - times Tour de France champion Armstrong is a survivor of testicular cancer . The year - old Texan already has three children from his marriage . ` ` This is a hopeful time for all testicular cancer survivors , '' says Sanjay Gupta .