Testicular cancer

Testicular cancer is a type of cancer that develops in the testicles, a part of the male reproductive system. In the United States, about 8,000 to 9,000 men are diagnosed with this disease each year. Over a lifetime, the chance of getting testicular cancer is roughly 1 in 250 (4/10th of one percent). It is most common among males ages 15 through 40. Testicular cancer has one of the highest cure rates of all cancers, in excess of 90%, and essentially 100% if it has not spread. Even for the relatively few cases where it has spread widely, chemotherapy offers at least a fifty percent chance of a cure.

Famous victims

Brian Piccolo, an American football player in the late 1960s with the Chicago Bears, died of testicular cancer that was not detected until it had metastasized into his lungs. Piccolo would be a major subject of teammate and friend Gale Sayers' autobiography I Am Third; Sayers' story of their friendship, and Piccolo's struggle with cancer, was adapted into the legendary made-for-TV movie Brian's Song.

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Brian Piccolo - American football - 1960s - Chicago Bears - Gale Sayers - Autobiography - I Am Third - Brian's Song

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Sean Kimerling, born on April 17, 1966, a New York sports anchor for the "WB", who died of testicular cancer at the age of 37 on September 9, 2003.

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April 17 - 1966 - September 9 - 2003

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Anthony Radziwill, television executive, filmmaker, and cousin of the late John F. Kennedy, Jr.

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Anthony Radziwill - John F. Kennedy, Jr.

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