Originally Posted by ElJamoquio
Well, I wasn't thinking about steroids - I just had EPO in mind.
Still, the same question holds - can/does steroids cause testicular cancer? Is there a doctor in the house?
A doc answered this in another thread. Gave a real good answer. If I can find it I'll post it here, but it was basically along the lines that it didn't cause testicular cancer. There was some kind of evidence for a different kind of cancer, but that was rare if I recall correctly. The most common side effect of steroids was "gonoidal atrophy"
Apparently the kind of cancer Lance had wasn't too common but when it does occur it happens in men of an age range that Lance fell square into. So basically, based on that it just simply looks like he got cancer the old fashioned way. Just unlucky.
Now, I have heard there as some growth hormone drugs that cyclist have been taking that DO cause cancer. Not sure if it would be testicular or not.