Lance Armstrong sat down with ABC News This Week's George Stephanopoulos to talk about RAGBRAI -- the politics of cancer research funding -- and bringing the issues of cancer back as a national priority and into the hearts and minds of the American people. At this point in time, concerning cancer as an epidemic that strikes one in two men and one in three women, Armstrong said, "There are people who never needed to die -- never needed to go through the pain and suffering -- it's got to stop."

Of the RAGBRAI he participated in last week in Iowa, he joked that he enjoyed it much more than riding through the Alps during the Tour de France. In the RAGBRAI, a seven day bike tour, he was amazed at the sheer relaxed fun of it all. Armstrong spoke about drinking cold beer and eating coconut cream pie. He told Stephanopoulos that ladies were asking him what his favorite pie was, because in each town square there are home baked pies waiting for the cyclists.

Armstrong hopes that by talking to the voters of Iowa, a pivotal political state during presidential campaigns, he will spark interest in discussion and debate about cancer issues. Ultimately, during the presidential and vice-presidential debates, he would like to see one of the moderators ask the candidates directly, "What's your plan?" concerning cancer -- the number one killer of people in this country.

Armstrong said he was not looking to get elected to political office and wanted to stay neutral and apolitical. What he is looking to do, he said, is start a movement. Of a political future -- Armstrong said, "Never say never." You can watch ABC News This Week's George Stephanopoulos interview with Lance Armstrong video here.

Microwaving popcorn produces many compounds known to break down into the suspected carcinogen perfluorooctanoic acid. Research shows that the grease-repelling fluorotelomer chemicals used to treat microwave popcorn bags can get into the popcorn oil. The amount of fluorotelomers in the coating of the bags is high and popcorn bags get very hot and heat up to more than 200 degrees Celsius in just a minute or two. These high temperatures increase the potential for carcinogens to travel to the food from the packaging.

In my household popcorn is the favorite snack for everyone including the dogs and birds. Here is a tip for making the healthiest popcorn snack possible. Coconut oil has been proven to reduce the risks for cancer, especially colon and breast, and is also healthy for the heart by lowering cholesterol. Coconut oil withstands high heat so is great for when you want to fry foods or make your favorite popcorn snack. Remember to buy organic products when available.

Vicki's Healthy Popcorn
1 tablespoon organic coconut oil
1 cup organic popcorn

In a medium sauce pan melt the coconut oil and pour popcorn kernels into the pan and cover. When popcorn starts to pop, shake the pan slightly above the heat of the burner until popcorn stops popping. I usually count to five slowly and if no kernels have popped in five seconds then pull it away from the heat. There will always be unpopped kernels but you don't want to burn the ones that popped. Salt to taste.