What is the Livestrong bracelet and what significance does it hold? Lance Armstrong is the only man in the world to ever have won the Tour de France seven times. But at age 25, his dream yet unaccomplished, Armstrong was told he had testicular cancer. He ignored the advice of doctors until the cancer spread to his abdomen, lungs and brain. That was in 1996.

After undergoing three months of treatment in 1996, Armstrong recovered from a cancer that had nearly taken over his entire body. Just a few years later, Armstrong recaptured his title of the world's best cyclist. He went on to earn the rest of his Tour de France wins, while educating the entire world on cancer. He established the Lance Armstrong Foundation in an effort to educate and empower people on the dangers, risks and treatments for cancer.

The Livestrong bracelet is a physical representation of Lance Armstrong's foundation. The yellow rubber bracelet stamped with the word Livestrong offers a visible reminder of how cancer has affected the world. Survivors and supporters alike don these bracelets as a way of paying homage to those who lost their lives to the disease, in addition to the ongoing battle of finding a cure.

Around the world, 55 million people wear Lance Armstrong's Livestrong bracelet. Cancer will affect one out of every three people. The proceeds from the sale of Livestrong bracelets go to support cancer research, which will one day provide a cure to this widespread disease.