Four-Time Iditarod Champion Lance Mackey Battled Throat Cancer While Competing In One Of The Toughest Sports Competitions In The World

Updated June 30th, 2020

Four-Time Iditarod Champion Lance Mackey Battled Throat Cancer While Competing In One Of The Toughest Sports Competitions In The World

Lance Mackey didn't let a throat cancer diagnosis stop him from winning the legendary race across the Alaskan tundra a remarkable four times. His story is now available on SurvivorNet TV, our streaming network. You can find it on Apple TV or right here: https://www.survivornet.com/sntv/

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