Armstrong si vybral Indianu, protože tamní onkologové mu řekli, že jej budou léčit bez bleomycinu, typu chemoterapie, která by mu poškodila plíce a ukončila cyklistickou kariéru, kdyby přežil.
Armstrong chose Indiana because its oncologists said they could treat him without bleomycin, a type of chemotherapy that would have damaged his lungs and ended his cycling career if he survived.