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patricknd said:i too am affected by cancer. i was diagnosed 8 weeks ago. i find references to anyone as "the cancer" offensive. it is meant to provoke a reaction, pure and simple. anyone who equates cheating in sports with a horrible disease has a screwed up value system. one more thing. kimmage doped. as far as i'm concerned, pot meet kettle
I am sincerely sorry to hear about your diagnosis; however, metaphors have existed since humans started sharing ideas. It is a way of expressing thoughts about something and in this case does not denigrating the comparative element in any way. This insistence of rooting out anything that can be construed as offensive is just plain stupid. You have cancer, I would suggest that you have things other than someone referring to Lance as a cancer to think about.
However, if you insist on being offended, and because of that want Lance's effect on cycling is compared to something else, then let me suggest an alternative: Lance Armstrong is a venereal disease to cycling. He is the dripping clap of cycling. He is third stage syphilis of cycling. Its like cycling went to a truck stop chicken head, handed over their five bucks, pinched their nose and went to town only to find out later that the burning sensation and dripping puss were something to worry about.
There, feel better?