It Takes Balls

By Testicular Cancer Awareness FoundationHealth & Fitness

It Takes Balls episodes

September 01, 2023 Anthony Garnot Had His Son through IVF After Having Testicular Cancer Twice
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!
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52 min
August 01, 2023 David De Wilde on Having Testicular Cancer While on the Autism Spectrum
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!
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44 min
July 01, 2023 Burke Miller Runs for a Good Cause After Having Testicular Cancer Twice
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!
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45 min
June 01, 2023 Kristin Flanary Cared for Her Husband Twice with Testicular Cancer
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!
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36 min
May 01, 2023 Dr. Ajay Nangia - Fertility & Sexual Health
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!
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57 min
April 29, 2023 Paul Savage Jr. Blogged About Testicular Cancer, Now He’s an Author
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!
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28 min
April 22, 2023 Torsten Koehler Was Diagnosed While Preparing a Sex Ed Lesson
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!
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47 min
April 15, 2023 Alex Nichols Found His Testicular Cancer After a Sports Injury
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!
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31 min
April 08, 2023 Trevor Maxwell Redefines What it Means to Man up to Cancer
Trevor Maxwell is the founder of Man up to Cancer. Trevor joins us from the other side of the taint to talk about his journey with stage IV colon cancer, 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."
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52 min
April 01, 2023 David Yadush - Licensed Counselor
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/caregivers can recognize when it's time to seek help, dealing with "shame," maintaining relationships, and more!

Have a question for a future expert guest? Submit here:https://www.testicularcancerawarenessfoundation.org/it-takes-balls-question-submission

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 BetterHelp:
https://www.betterhelp.com
https://www.facebook.com/betterhelp
https://www.instagram.com/betterhelp
https://www.twitter.com/betterhelp
Follow Steven Crocker:
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36 min

About It Takes Balls

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It Takes Balls is a podcast for testicular cancer patients, survivors, caregivers, and families. Through conversations with survivors, oncologists, urologists, and medical experts, we discuss…