38 Cancer Blogs

Bio: Hey everyone. My name is Alex and I’m 24 years old. I was diagnosed with 3C mixed, non-seminoma, testicular choriocarcinoma on Dec. 1, 2018. I have so far undergone three rounds of VIP chemotherapy (one more round to go!!) and a radical orchiectomy of the right testicle. I’ve been looking around for places to blog and get my story out…more

Cancer Type: Testicular Cancer

Medical Term for the Type of Cancer: 3C Testicular Choriocarcinoma

Surgery Description, Dates & Side Effects: Radical orchiectomy of the right testicle- Dec. 28, 2018. I did not show symptoms of TC, other than back pain and then eventually my left flank became sore. According to the ultrasound, there was a small scarring on my right testicle- pathologically speaking, where the testicle has “burnt out” from the cancer, but the cancer had already spread to my…more

Chemotherapy Description, Dates & Side Effects: VIPx4. Etoposide, ifosfomide, cisplatin- four cycles, five days in a row each, every three weeks.

Bio: Hi. I am micahela, i am a mother and a cancer spouse. I am 23 years old.

Cancer Type: Testicular Cancer

Medical Term for the Type of Cancer: non-seminoma stage 3 testicular cancer

Testicular Cancer Symptoms: back pain

Cancer Type: Testicular Cancer

Medical Term for the Type of Cancer: Lymp nodes cancer

Bio: Thought the lump in my right testicle was just a cyst, as 4 years prior I'd had a cyst removed... Waited 6 months before seeing my urologist and on July 19, 2014 was informed that the enlarged testicle was in fact "testicular cancer." I experienced no pain or changes in my health at all during this period... I'm 54, black…more

Cancer Type: Testicular Cancer

Medical Term for the Type of Cancer: Non-seminomatous Mixed germ cell tumor

Testicular Cancer Symptoms: Enlarged right testicle;,no pain whatsoever

Surgery Description, Dates & Side Effects: July 23, 2014, right radical orchiectomy : pain & soreness

Cancer Type: Testicular Cancer

Medical Term for the Type of Cancer: Stage 3A

Testicular Cancer Symptoms: Pain in testiciles , swelling in testiciles and lumps/harding

Bio: My name is Candy, My husband David Mason was diagnosed with stage 3B Testicular Cancer with intermediate risk on 11/12/2013... He is undergoing treatments of 4 cycles of BEP, Each cycle lasting 21 days, He began his second cycle on 12/23/2013. This has been a crazy roller coaster of emotions there are still some days that I am in disbelief…more

Cancer Type: Testicular Cancer

Medical Term for the Type of Cancer: Testicular Cancer, Stage 3B

Testicular Cancer Symptoms: Swollen testis, back pain, swelling and pain in the left leg

Surgery Description, Dates & Side Effects: 11/12/2013 Inguinal Orchiectomy (removal of the right testis) 11/12/2013 Port put in upper left chest for Chemo treatment...

Chemotherapy Description, Dates & Side Effects: Chemo Began 12/02/2013... Bleomycin-Cisplatin and Etoposide

Cancer Type: Testicular Cancer

Bio: Diagnosed, age 40, removed 10cm tumor from right testicle. Stage I seminoma with slight vascular invasion.

Cancer Type: Testicular Cancer

Medical Term for the Type of Cancer: seminoma

Surgery Description, Dates & Side Effects: radical orchiectomy; right side, pain for 3 days, soreness for 2 weeks

Bio: my name is Jonathan, and on a random Thursday afternoon, I was diagnosed with testicular cancer. After a bunch of ultrasounds and blood work, the next Monday, I had surgery to remove the tumor. I am now waiting until Friday, tomorrow, when I learn from my Dr. the details of my cancer. Waiting is awful

Cancer Type: Testicular Cancer

Cancer Type: Testicular Cancer