Best wishes Ivan Basso
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Best wishes Ivan Basso
Best wishes for a full and speedy recovery
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Too bad to hear this. I do understand that testicular cancer is not that rare, and Basso is in a prime age group to get it. That said, you have to wonder whether the doping, particularly steroids, played a role in this.
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I also see a bodybuilder at my local gym who I suspect is on steroids. The weird thing is that his facial features are just kinda blunt, no sharpness or definition to his face. Steroids are powerful stuff, especially when abused.
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Tough to say. Given the size of the peloton and the statistics for that type of cancer I would think you'd see alot more of it if guys using corticosteroids were getting it at that much higher of a rate.
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