It Takes Balls

By Testicular Cancer Awareness Foundation

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 testicul... more

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The podcast currently has 130 episodes available.

It Takes Balls episodes:

November 15, 2022 Daniel Ramirez Stayed Active During Testicular Cancer Treatment
Daniel Ramirez is a Colorado businessman and a testicular cancer survivor. Daniel talks about being diagnosed at a point in his life where things were moving quickly with his restaurants, being his own advocate, staying active while being treated with BEP, testicular cancer in the hispanic community, and much more!
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35min
November 08, 2022 Will Flanary (Dr. Glaucomflecken) Had Testicular Cancer Two Times in Med School
Will Flanary, also known as Dr. Glaucomflecken, is an ophthalmologist, social media superstar, and a testicular cancer survivor. Will talks about having testicular cancer twice at different times in med school, using comedy as a coping mechanism, different types of testosterone replacement he's used, and much more!
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37min
November 01, 2022 Celebrating a Podcast Anniversary Takes Balls
Happy 1st anniversary to It Takes Balls presented by Testicular Cancer Awareness Foundation! In this solo episode, host Steven Crocker shares his own testicular cancer story, reflects on past episodes, shares information about the resources offered by Testicular Cancer Awareness Foundation, and looks ahead to future episodes.
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22min
October 01, 2022 Zak Dahlheimer Was Making a Big Career Move When He Was Diagnosed with Testicular Cancer
Zak Dahlheimer is a news anchor, investigative reporter, and testicular cancer survivor living in Hampton Roads, Virginia. Zak talks about being diagnosed just before making a big career move, finding out he had testicular cancer incidentally because of testicular torsion, support from his family, using his news platform to raise awareness, and much more!
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49min
September 01, 2022 Dr. Aditya Bagrodia - Long Term Toxicities of Testicular Cancer Treatment
Dr. Aditya Bagrodia is a board-certified urologic oncologist and associate professor at UCSD. Dr. Bagrodia talks about long term toxicities of testicular cancer treatment including physical and psychosocial effects and much 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 Dr. Bagrodia: https://providers.ucsd.edu/details/1730310665/urology-cancer https://twitter.com/AdityaBagrodia https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/backtable-urology/id1563577139 Follow Steven Crocker https://www.twitter.com/stevencrocker https://www.instagram.com/stevencrocker https://www.facebook.com/steven.crocker2

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45min
August 01, 2022 Danny Moisanen Was Calling Out of Work Often - It Ended Up Being Testicular Cancer
Danny Moisanen is a testicular cancer survivor from Washington. Danny talks about realizing something was wrong after calling out of work often; being treated with an orchiectomy, BEP, RPLND, and VIP; feeling lonely during treatment because of COVID protocols; being diagnosed at stage 1 and then stage 3; going to therapy; side effects; a special encounter; and much more!
Want to be a guest? Apply here:
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46min
July 01, 2022 JD Heylman’s Sons Were Old Enough to Know He Was Facing Testicular Cancer
JD Heylman is a testicular cancer survivor and member of the US Air Force. JD talks about first noticing that something was off when stationed in Korea and seeing a Korean doctor, being treated for pure seminoma in the United States with chemo and a laparoscopic RPLND, battling testicular cancer with sons old enough to know what was happening, lasting side effects, and much more!
Want to be a guest? Apply here:
https://www.testicularcancerawarenessfoundation.org/it-takes-balls-submissions
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35min
June 01, 2022 Cody Wilt Was Diagnosed With Testicular Cancer Days Before His Wedding
Cody Wilt is a testicular cancer survivor from Maryland. Cody talks about being diagnosed with testicular cancer days before his wedding, having his orchiectomy days after his wedding, having to alter the course of his treatment due to elevated tumor markers, being treated by Dr. Pierorazio, conceiving a child naturally after chemo, anxiety after treatment, advice for current patients, and so much more!
Want to be a guest? Apply here:
https://www.testicularcancerawarenessfoundation.org/it-takes-balls-submissions
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https://www.twitter.com/testescancer
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33min
May 01, 2022 Mark Neff Confronts His Demons After Testicular Cancer
Mark Neff is an author, life coach, and testicular cancer survivor. Mark talks about being diagnosed around the same time he was supposed to buy a salon, being a 15 year survivor and confronting the demons more recently, battling addiction as a coping mechanism, masculinity, and much more!
Want to be a guest? Apply here:
https://www.testicularcancerawarenessfoundation.org/it-takes-balls-submissions
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33min
April 29, 2022 Dr. Clint Cary - Retroperitoneal Lymph Node Dissection (RPLND)
Dr. Clint Cary is an associate professor of urology and surgeon at Indiana University Health and one of the top surgeons in the world performing the retroperitoneal lymph node dissection (RPLND). Dr. Cary explains what the RPLND entails and answers listener questions about the surgery used for curative intent in testicular cancer patients.

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/ Dr. Cary's Bio: https://medicine.iu.edu/faculty/17255/cary-clint Follow Steven Crocker:https://www.twitter.com/stevencrocker https://www.instagram.com/stevencrocker https://www.facebook.com/steven.crocker2

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