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Testicular cancer linked to birth weight

There might be some bad news out there for men with above or below normal birth weights -- new studies are showing that they might be at a high risk for testicular cancer than those who were born a more normal size. To be more precise, men with low birth weights were 18% more likely to develop testicular cancer than their normal-sized counterparts, and high birth weight men were 12% more likely to be diagnosed with the disease. It should be noted, however, that the findings are only try to seminoma testicular cancer, which is the most prevalent type.

Researchers are not indicating whether they believe there might be a reason to these findings. I wonder if some unhealthy habits of mothers that may have lead to low or high birth weights could be playing a role in the health of their sons later in life? What do you think?

Men who survive testicular cancer just as likely to survive a second cancer

Men who survive testicular cancer are just as likely to survive a second cancer as men who never had testicular cancer, according to a study led by Dr. Catherine Schairer from the National Cancer Institute.

One third of testicular cancer survivors will develop a second cancer later in life, however, the overall and cancer-related death rates did not differ between testicular cancer survivors and first-time cancer patients.

One exception to this were survivors who received treatments between 1973 and 1979 when a form of radiation therapy was used that caused damage to the chest, including the lungs. Men who were treated during this period and later developed lung cancer were more likely to die than lung cancer patients who had never had testicular cancer.

Intense therapy for relapsed testicular cancer patients is often successful

Intense does of anticancer drugs can cure a large majority of men with testicular cancer after first-line treatment fails, according to a study out of Indiana University.

The overall cure rate for testicular cancer is 90 percent after the first round of treatment, but there is a subset of difficult, metastatic cases and about 30 percent of these patients in this group suffer relapse.

The report describes "salvage therapy", where high doses of chemotherapeutic agent led to remission for 118 out of 184 such men.

The take home message is that "continuous effort to provide treatment is effective, " according to one of the study's authors, Dr. Abonour.


Paige Kearin's Remarkable Lives Lance Armstrong interview

Paige Kearin is currently interviewing people who have risen to the top of their professions, asking them to discuss what worked for them and their advice on how to be highly successful, for an upcoming book. Kearin blogs Real People. Really Remarkable Lives, chronicling her own success in securing interviews with America's top achievers. In Unbelievable! My Personal Interview with Lance Armstrong Live for My Book!, she shares her "very magical and he is really cool" experience of interviewing Armstrong, and even gives the blog readers a few insider bits of personal information Armstrong shared with her.

Kearin met up with Armstrong during a speaking engagement he was attending in Canada. She offers a link to the video of his speech. Armstrong is inspirational. He says he does not wish the experience of cancer on anyone, but it changed his life, so much so, he does not celebrate the day of his birth each year, but the date of his cancer survivorship. He feels that is when his life began. Armstrong talks about passion, about the necessity of having passion, in order to survive and succeed in all areas of life. He compares the passion of cancer survivorship to the passion a top athlete has when excelling at his sport. Armstrong carries the message of what it means to live strong.

Mr. Testicles: an eccentric prostate cancer fundraiser

Patrick Cox, of Great Britain, better known as the eccentric "Mr. Testicles," is the founder of the Male Cancer Awareness Campaign. Cox, 32, is determined to raise £50,000 for his campaign, and is doing so by showing up in his attention-getting costume at marathons and train stations for prostate, bowel and testicular cancer awareness. A familiar sight to many in Great Britain, he spends more than 100 hours a week seeking donations from the public, in very public places. The mission of the Male Cancer Awareness Campaign is to educate men on the importance of self awareness, that embarrassment kills, and early detection saves lives. And who wouldn't donate to someone who is willing to go to this level of silliness to raise awareness for a serious cause?

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