56 episodes
It Takes Balls Testicular Cancer Awareness Foundation
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- Health & Fitness
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5.0 • 15 Ratings
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It Takes Balls is a podcast by and for testicular cancer survivors, patients, and their loved ones. Listen as survivors and medical providers give insight into facing and treating a testicular cancer diagnosis in hopes of removing the stigma around men’s urological health. Everyone’s journey is unique and equally important. Early detection of testicular cancer saves lives!
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Dr. Joseph Shirk - Testicular Cancer Staging, Cell Types, and Vocabulary
Dr. Joseph Shirk is the Chief of Urology at the Greater Los Angeles VA Health System and Assistant Professor of Urology at David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA. Dr. Shirk explains what constitutes the stages of testicular cancer, the different cell types, and breaks down what some of the common vocabulary is regarding testis cancer.
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Want to be a guest? Apply here:
https://www.testicularcancerawarenessfoundation.org/it-takes-balls-submissions
Follow Testicular Cancer Awareness Foundation:
https://www.testescancer.org
https://www.twitter.com/testescancer
https://www.instagram.com/testescancer
https://www.facebook.com/tca.org/
Connect with Dr. Shirk:
https://www.uclahealth.org/providers/joseph-shirk
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Fennec Pharmaceuticals - Ototoxicity (Cisplatin-Induced Hearing Loss)
Fennec Pharmaceuticals joins to talk about ototoxicity (hearing loss) caused by the chemotherapy drug Cisplatin.
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Want to be a guest? Apply here:
https://www.testicularcancerawarenessfoundation.org/it-takes-balls-submissions
Follow Testicular Cancer Awareness Foundation:
https://www.testescancer.org
https://www.twitter.com/testescancer
https://www.instagram.com/testescancer
https://www.facebook.com/tca.org/
For more information on Fennec:
https://fennecpharma.com
Follow Steven Crocker:
https://www.twitter.com/stevencrocker
https://www.instagram.com/stevencrocker
https://www.facebook.com/steven.crocker2
Theme song: No Time Like Now - Tom Willner www.tomwillner.com -
Paul Coughlin Was Diagnosed Because His Girlfriend Was Studying for an Exam
Paul Coughlin is a testicular cancer survivor in Tennessee. Paul talks about catching his testicular cancer because of his girlfriend's studies, feeling grateful for being stage 1B, having orchiectomy and 1xBEP, the importance of peer-to-peer support like the r/testicularcancer subreddit, and more!
Sponsored by Dee's Nuts. Use code "nutcheck" at checkout on https://grabdeesnuts.com
Want to be a guest? Apply here:
https://www.testicularcancerawarenessfoundation.org/it-takes-balls-submissions
Follow Testicular Cancer Awareness Foundation:
https://www.testescancer.org
https://www.twitter.com/testescancer
https://www.instagram.com/testescancer
https://www.facebook.com/tca.org/
Connect with Paul:
https://www.reddit.com/user/CharleyParkhurst/
https://www.reddit.com/r/testicularcancer/
Follow Steven Crocker:
https://www.twitter.com/stevencrocker
https://www.instagram.com/stevencrocker
https://www.facebook.com/steven.crocker2
Theme song: No Time Like Now - Tom Willner www.tomwillner.com -
Tom Willner's Musical About Testicular Cancer Helped Him Cope
Tom Willner is a man of many talents living in Georgia. Tom talks about being diagnosed with testicular cancer in 1999; having an orchiectomy, RPLND, lung surgery, and chemo after nodes showed up late in his lungs; writing and performing a musical about testicular cancer; being a musician with cisplatin-induced hearing impairment; having 3 children using his banked sperm; and more!
Sponsored by Dee's Nuts. Use code "nutcheck" at checkout on https://grabdeesnuts.com
Want to be a guest? Apply here:
https://www.testicularcancerawarenessfoundation.org/it-takes-balls-submissions
Follow Testicular Cancer Awareness Foundation:
https://www.testescancer.org
https://www.twitter.com/testescancer
https://www.instagram.com/testescancer
https://www.facebook.com/tca.org/
Connect with Tom:
https://www.tomwillner.com
Follow Steven Crocker:
https://www.twitter.com/stevencrocker
https://www.instagram.com/stevencrocker
https://www.facebook.com/steven.crocker2
Theme song: No Time Like Now - Tom Willner
https://www.tomwillner.com -
Af Marseh Noticed His Tumor 7,000 km From Home
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!
Sponsored by Dee's Nuts. Use code "nutcheck" at checkout on https://grabdeesnuts.com
Want to be a guest? Apply here:
https://www.testicularcancerawarenessfoundation.org/it-takes-balls-submissions
Follow Testicular Cancer Awareness Foundation:
https://www.testescancer.org
https://www.twitter.com/testescancer
https://www.instagram.com/testescancer
https://www.facebook.com/tca.org/
Follow Af Marseh:
https://www.instagram.com/afmarseh/
https://twitter.com/AfMarseh
https://a.co/d/4ZuV1Km
Follow Steven Crocker:
https://www.twitter.com/stevencrocker
https://www.instagram.com/stevencrocker
https://www.facebook.com/steven.crocker2
Theme song: No Time Like Now - Tom Willner www.tomwillner.com -
Dr. Helen Bernie - Testosterone and TRT
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!
Sponsored by Dee's Nuts. Use code "nutcheck" at checkout on https://grabdeesnuts.com
Want to be a guest? Apply here:
https://www.testicularcancerawarenessfoundation.org/it-takes-balls-submissions
Follow Testicular Cancer Awareness Foundation:
https://www.testescancer.org
https://www.twitter.com/testescancer
https://www.instagram.com/testescancer
https://www.facebook.com/tca.org/
Connect with Dr. Bernie:
https://www.twitter.com/drhelenbernie
https://www.instagram.com/drhelenbernie
https://iuhealth.org/find-providers/provider/helen-l-bernie-do-70413
Follow Steven Crocker:
https://www.twitter.com/stevencrocker
https://www.instagram.com/stevencrocker
https://www.facebook.com/steven.crocker2
Theme song: No Time Like Now - Tom Willner www.tomwillner.com
Customer Reviews
Thank You
This has been amazing
I listened to them all as I am trying to decide between RPLND and Chemo for Stage IIA Seminoma
Great resource
As the wife of a TC survivor, this podcast has helped me understand TC and all of the intricacies of cancer diagnosis, treatment, and survivorship. It is incredible to have a resource that contains so many various topics, experts, and survivors. If you have TC, know someone with TC, or just want to educate yourself, give this podcast a listen!
Thank for doing this!
I was born with an undescended testicle. It my twenties I heard I needed to have it removed because it could be cancerous. Luckily for me it wasn’t . But it was the first time I heard the phrase you might have cancer. Thank you for bringing these stories to light.