Well, not just Lance--the President's Cancer Panel, of which he is one of three members.

They issued their 2007 report earlier this month and here's what they said about the Farm Bill.

"Efforts to halt and reverse current obesity trends are unlikely to succeed without the participation and collaboration of governments, non-governmental organizations, industry, educators, and individuals. For example, current agricultural and public health policy is not coordinated – we heavily subsidize the growth of foods (e.g., corn, soy) that in their processed forms (e.g., high fructose corn syrup, hydrogenated corn and soybean oils, grain-fed cattle) are known contributors to obesity and associated chronic diseases, including cancer.

"The upcoming reauthorization of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (the Farm Bill) provides an opportunity that must not be missed to strongly increase support for fruit and vegetable farmers,improve the national food supply, and enhance the health of participants in the national school lunch, food stamp, and Women, Infant, and Children food assistance programs. Greater efforts are needed to improve the nutrition environment,particularly in lower income areas, to ensure that all people have physical and financial access to healthy food. Although some school districts are attempting to improve the school nutrition environment, the quality of most school food service offerings is poor due to the use of processed government surplus foods and the availability of unhealthy foods in school vending machines, cafeterias, and school stores."

The House-passed bill made a pitifully small down payment on this agenda, despite all the hype about the big new investment in programs to promote fruit and vegetable competitiveness and healthy eating. The Senate needs to do much more.

And next week, The Lance Armstrong Foundation will sponsor two Presidential Cancer Forums in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, because as Lance says, "I think whoever wants to be commander in chief should have to answer the cancer question."

As in, what will you do as president about the Number One killer in America?

He's as serious about "the cancer question" as he was about the Tour de France. I was in Paris for 5 of his 7 wins. (Photo: Steve Drace.)