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I waited for my fish. But it never came. Made me sad.

30 y/o male with stage 3c testicular cancer. Diagnosis at age 29. I have a very rare type of cancer and this particular type of cancer has increased in numbers for young men.

It ain't fun!

Jake was strong. He was so prolific throughout his death process. Truly an inspration, especially to those dying of this disease. It is a terrible disease. I would not wish it on m…

How did the Voyagers avoid hitting asteroids when exiting the solar system? I thought there was a huge cloud of asteroids surrounding our solar system.

What is this sbnation link? The text explodes and a calendar pops up.

Sometimes it starts in the testes, but in extremely rare cases they believe that it is of primordial origin. For example, when you are developing as an embryo, perhaps the germ cel…

Very sorry about your dad. I am so thankful that in my case I still have a shot at cure. People have been telling me I am strong to go through this, but folks like your dad are rea…

It is specifically a testicular cancer. The cell type originates in the testicle. It’s a germ cell which are only found in reproductive organs. In my case doctors don’t really know…

Yep mine is weird and rare (PMNSGCT). Starts in the chest cavity, grows to a huge solid tumor. Just finished up 4 cycles of BEP, a very intense chemo regime. But honestly wasn’t to…

I found out at age 29 about 4 months ago. My cancer is rare called PMNSGCT. Presented as large solid tumor in chest the size of a cantaloupe. Symptoms were fevers, night sweats, co…

It’s nice to read these articles as someone with advanced stage testicular cancer and a 50% 5 year survival. Current treatment is chemo + surgery. Really appreciate all the smart p…