Testicular Cancer Blogs & Podcasts
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Rich Nuts is proud to partner with the Testicular Cancer Foundation this month to raise awareness and funds for this important cause. During the month of April 10% of every sale will be donated directly to TCAF.
Los Dos Portillos is supporting Testicular Cancer Awareness Month for the 2nd year in a row. 50% of all proceeds of Mexican Lager crowlers will be donated to Testicular Cancer Awareness Foundation.
The Testicular Cancer Awareness Foundation is proud to announce their partnership with Cardi B’s WHIPSHOTS and BUZZBALLS. For every video posted on social media utilizing WHIPSHOTS and BUZZBALLZ they will donate funds to the Testicular Cancer Awareness Foundation.
Join the New York Yankee’s and Testicular Cancer Awareness Foundation for a celebration of Men’s Health. Purchase tickets to one of four games this June and give back to Testicular Cancer Awareness. Follow our link for details and receive a free hat with your purchase!
Ben and Molly are a young couple living together in their 20s, thrown suddenly into disarray when Ben is diagnosed with testicular cancer. As a form of coping, Molly, an amateur documentarian, decides to make a documentary chronicling the experience, specifically the three days leading up to Ben’s left testicle removal, and the surgery day itself.
NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE SUPPORTS TESTICULAR CANCER AWARENESS FOUNDATION
Jacksonville Jaguars and #65 Brandon Linder - “I am honored to represent my best friend, Steve “Telly” Tellefsen and raise awareness for Testicular Cancer Awareness Foundation. I play this great game to honor him, and I look forward to helping raise awareness for this disease.”
James Gray Has officially completed day 30 on his journey of #bikingforballs and has made it to Wytheville, Virginia. James crossed into his final state of Virginia and is well on his way to the coast!
James Gray is a 20 year old university student studying at Newcastle University, England. On May 28th, James will be taking on a grueling challenge where he’ll be cycling from one side of the States to the other, covering a distance of over 3,800 miles across 10 States, in just 40 days!
This promotion with Deadpool and Ryan Reynolds was really amazing. While it’s a very serious topic, it makes sense to use humor because that’s how the message gets across to men. I formed the Testicular Cancer Awareness Foundation in 2009 as a way to educate people. My son was diagnosed with an aggressive form of testicular cancer at age 13.
In this post, we're going to lead off the series on treatment side-effects with a look at chemo induced peripheral neuropathy (CIPN).
Take a look at the word cloud above. These words, all of them, spoken by people who have faced testicular cancer, used to describe what their experience was like. Take a moment to go through them and see how many you can identify. Chances are people who have faced cancer of any kind can relate to a lot of those words.
There is a lot of information thrown at new patients when they are diagnosed with testicular cancer. Aside from the emotional toll that a diagnosis can take, there is understanding surgeries, treatments, appointments, and more. Even though it can be a lot to take in, comprehend, and process, there are still things that a lot of oncologists don't discuss about treatment for testicular cancer. One of the more pressing issues a man can end up facing after treatment is low testosterone. Too often, it is not discussed by the doctors, and many men face the challenges that can be presented by "Low T".
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Af Marseh is a testicular cancer survivor from England. Af talks about catching his cancer while working 7,000 km away from home at the Rio Olympics in 2016, receiving BEP chemotherapy after orchiectomy, support from his network and beyond, writing his book, and more!
Dr. Helen Bernie is a board certified, fellowship trained urologist and the Director of Sexual and Reproductive Medicine at Indiana University. Dr. Bernie talks about what testosterone is, various types of testosterone replacement therapy and their pros and cons, men's health clinics, testosterone ranges, and much more!
Brian Sluga talks about being diagnosed with testicular cancer over 40 years ago, having his orchiectomy and lymph nodes removed in his torso, getting a lymphangiogram, the life he’s lived in the last 4 decades, going back to school later in life, writing about his TC, and more!
Trent Melsheimer talks about missing his best friend's wedding because the back pain he was feeling ended up being testicular cancer, having an HCG level well over 100,000, Dr. Einhorn telling him he needed to start chemo "yesterday," having 4xBEP and a post-chemo RPLND, survivorship, and more!
John Rezendes is a member of the US Navy Reserves and a testicular cancer survivor. John talks about being diagnosed when he returned to the US after having a vasectomy while deployed in Bahrain, having a large hydrocele, getting his RPLND done at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center by Dr. Sean Q. Kern, survivorship, and more!
Ken Lane is a testicular cancer survivor living in Oklahoma. Ken talks about detecting his testicular cancer at "stage 0.5" as a hypochondriac, meditation and exercise post-cancer, survivor's guilt, raising awareness through running, and more!
Dr. Geo Espinosa is a doctor of naturopathic medicine at NYU. Dr. Geo talks about endocrine disruptors, the importance of clean eating, natural approaches to healthier sperm and increased free testosterone, and more!
Jason Hogeboom is a testicular cancer survivor living in California. Jason talks about being diagnosed at 16 years old in 1988, being homeschooled during treatment, having a stroke in his 30s, gives advice for guys who are going through it who might not be able to see the big picture, and more!
Brian Vesall is a testicular cancer survivor in Minnesota. Brian talks about being diagnosed with testicular cancer in his 40s, working at a nut company, retrograde ejaculation after RPLND, raising awareness through hockey, and more!
Brandon Aversano is a testicular cancer survivor and CEO. Brandon talks about being diagnosed with testicular cancer after years of being dismissed, discovering an M&M-sized mass, leaving his corporate job and creating a business to avoid medical debt, and much more!
Owen Murphy is a 19 year old college student from Texas who was nearing the end of his BEPx3 chemo regimen at the time of the interview. Owen talks about sharing the news of his diagnosis with his parents while they were out of town, meeting with Dr. Nick Cost in Colorado after hearing him on this podcast, how he's felt and currently feels in the midst of chemo, and more!
Dr. Sunil Patel is a Urologic Oncologist and the Director of Testes Cancer Program at Johns Hopkins. Dr. Patel talks about the status of research taking place into the environmental causes of testicular cancer from what we know about risk factors to what he would like to see in 5-10 years, including how you may be able to get involved in the future.
John DeAngelo is a testicular cancer survivor from Connecticut. John talks about catching his cancer after watching YouTuber Furious Pete, his treatment options with stage I disease, cancer returning during surveillance, and more!
Jon Fox is a testicular cancer survivor from New York. Jon talks about visiting the ER after persistent testicular pain and a painful night's sleep, being treated with BEPx3 after a second opinion from Dr. Einhorn changed his trajectory, having the RPLND and Whipple surgeries at the same time, and more!
Alex Tothill-Brown is a testicular cancer survivor and geologist from Canada. Alex talks about being diagnosed with "poor risk non-seminomatous germ cell tumor with extensive lung metastasis, brain metastasis, and primary tumor in situ" nearly 10 years ago after his professor noticed him not looking well; being treated with VIPx4, orchiectomy, and 2 lung surgeries; having his mom with him for his journey; and much more!
Alex Volynsky is a physician's assistant at UPenn and a testicular cancer survivor. Alex talks about being diagnosed with stage 1B testicular cancer after having cared for Alex Bartlett, the impact that Alex Bartlett had on him, being treated with orchiectomy and primary robotic RPLND performed by Dr. Pierorazio, having a baby after testicular cancer, and much more!
Melissa Hooper, MS, RDN, is a registered dietitian and nutritionist in Los Angeles, California and the founder of Bite-Size Nutrition. Melissa answers several questions from the Testicular Cancer Support Group, talks about what antioxidants are and what they do, provides her thoughts on sugar and cancer, maintaining weight during treatment, and more!
If you have any questions regarding your own diet and nutrition, consult your cancer center's registered dietician and nutritionist.
Anthony Garnot is a retired corrections officer in New York. Anthony talks about being diagnosed with testicular cancer at 27 in 2002, being treated with chemo and RPLND, having his son using IVF, being diagnosed with testicular cancer again in 2023, and much more!
David De Wilde is a testicular cancer survivor in Sint-Niklaas, Belgium. David talks about dealing with cancer as a bipolar person on the autism spectrum, discovering that his testicle was atrophying, changing providers, his advocacy work for men's health with Man Up to Cancer, and much more!
Burke Miller is a 2x testicular cancer survivor in Baltimore, Maryland. Burke talks about being diagnosed in 2016 and 2020, being treated at Johns Hopkins the first time, seeking several opinions after the recurrence, ultimately deciding on Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, becoming a runner and raising funds through his team, and much more!
Kristin Flanary (also known as Lady Glaucomflecken) was the caregiver to her husband, Will (also known as Dr. Glaucomflecken), during both of his testicular cancer diagnoses. Kristin talks about not being acknowledged by the doctor breaking the news, her questions about what the future was going to look like at the time, dealing with Will's fluctuating testosterone, performing CPR on Will, and much more!
Dr. Ajay Nangia is a professor and vice chair of urology at University of Kansas Medical Center. Dr. Nangia explains the life cycle of sperm, the relationship between the germ cells of sperm and testicular cancer, fertility as it relates to testicular cancer, sexual health, and much more!
April is Testicular Cancer Awareness Month! Thank you to Boston Marathon athletes who have chosen to support Testicular Cancer Awareness during this April’s race.
Paul Savage Jr. is a testicular cancer survivor and author. Paul talks about his orchiectomy, BEP chemo, and RPLND; blogging during his journey; writing several Amazon best-selling books about his journey, and much more!
Torsten Koehler is a testicular cancer survivor living in South Africa. Torsten talks about being diagnosed while preparing a sex ed lesson for his students, treatment, sharing his experience with his students in the following years, starting Love Your Nuts Foundation, his plans for raising awareness in the future, and much more!
Alex Nichols is a Stage III testicular cancer survivor in Colorado. Alex talks about being devastated after being diagnosed following a series of sports injuries, the compounding feeling of BEP chemotherapy, having his RPLND to remove a mass wrapped around his ureters, the benefits of TCAF's online support group, advice for others facing a testicular cancer diagnosis, and much more!
Rich Nuts is proud to partner with the Testicular Cancer Foundation this month to raise awareness and funds for this important cause. During the month of April 10% of every sale will be donated directly to TCAF.
Los Dos Portillos is supporting Testicular Cancer Awareness Month for the 2nd year in a row. 50% of all proceeds of Mexican Lager crowlers will be donated to Testicular Cancer Awareness Foundation.
Trevor Maxwell is a stage IV colon cancer survivor and the founder of Man up to Cancer. Trevor joins us from the other side of the taint to talk about the importance of men not isolating after a cancer diagnosis, the inception of Man up to Cancer, and what it means to redefine "manning up."
David Yadush is a licensed counselor (LPC/LPCC) from BetterHelp.com. David talks about coping with cancer from diagnosis through assimilation into "normal" life after; how patients, survivors, and caregivers can recognize when it's time to seek help, dealing with "shame;" maintaining relationships; and more!
April is Testicular Cancer Awareness Month! Thank you to Boston Marathon athletes who have chosen to support Testicular Cancer Awareness during this April’s race.