It Takes Balls

By Testicular Cancer Awareness FoundationHealth & Fitness

It Takes Balls episodes

March 01, 2023 Juan Alatorre Was Diagnosed With Testicular Cancer in His 40s
Juan Alatorre is a testicular cancer survivor from North Carolina. Juan talks about noticing something different about his testicle during his normal self-check, being diagnosed and treated in his 40s, testicular cancer in the LGBTQ+ community, experiencing scanxiety 5 years out, and more!
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28 min
February 01, 2023 Justine & Kyle Benoit Talk Being in Surgery vs. in the Waiting Room
Justine Benoit was a caregiver for her husband and testicular cancer survivor, Kyle, during his treatment in Kansas. Justine and Kyle each share their perspective as a caregiver and survivor on being diagnosed shortly after the birth of their son, the effect Kyle's treatment had on their daughters, work on the family farm while battling and recovering from cancer treatment, being in surgery vs. in the waiting room, and much more!
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53 min
December 01, 2022 Josh Robson Turns Up Every Day After Testicular Cancer
Josh Robson is a testicular cancer survivor from Melbourne, Australia. Josh talks about feeling something wrong for about 18 months, the empty feeling after being diagnosed, being a triathlete and trying to stay active to a degree during treatment, competing in an Ironman and Ultra Ironman after treatment, Turning Up every day, and more!
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27 min
November 29, 2022 Manny de la Cruz is Straight Out of Treatment for Testicular Cancer
Manny de la Cruz is fresh out of treatment of testicular cancer and reflects upon his journey. Manny talks about feeling an unbearable scrotal pain at work that led to his diagnosis, going through chemo after seeing how it affected his mother, plans to run a race soon after treatment, and more!
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44 min
November 22, 2022 Dr. Nicholas Cost - Fertility Preservation, Gonadal Function Impact, & Testicular Sparing Surgery
Dr. Nicholas Cost is an associate professor of urology and oncology at University of Colorado Hospital and Children's Hospital of Colorado with his own story of being a cancer survivor. Dr. Cost talks about fertility preservation, gonadal function impact of testicular cancer therapy, testicular sparing surgery, and much more!
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54 min
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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35 min
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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37 min
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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22 min
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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49 min
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

45 min

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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…