Posts in It Takes Balls Podcast Series
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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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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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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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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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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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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Danny Moisanen Was Calling Out of Work Often - It Ended Up Being Testicular Cancer

Danny Moisanen is a testicular cancer survivor from Washington. Danny talks about realizing something was wrong after calling out of work too often; being treated with an orchiectomy, BEP, RPLND, and VIP; feeling lonely during treatment because of COVID protocols; being diagnosed at stage 1 and then stage 3; going to therapy; side effects; a special encounter; and much more!

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JD Heylman’s Sons Were Old Enough to Know He Was Facing Testicular Cancer

JD Heylman is a testicular cancer survivor and member of the US Air Force. JD talks about first noticing that something was off when stationed in Korea and seeing a Korean doctor, being treated for pure seminoma in the United States with chemo and a laparoscopic RPLND, battling testicular cancer with sons old enough to know what was happening, lasting side effects, and much more!

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Cody Wilt Was Diagnosed Testicular Cancer Days Before His Wedding

Cody Wilt is a testicular cancer survivor from Maryland. Cody talks about being diagnosed with testicular cancer days before his wedding, having his orchiectomy days after his wedding, having to alter the course of his treatment due to elevated tumor markers, being treated by Dr. Pierorazio, conceiving a child naturally after chemo, anxiety after treatment, advice for current patients, and so much more!

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Dr. Clint Cary - Retroperitoneal Lymph Node Diessection (RPLND)

Dr. Clint Cary is an associate professor of urology and surgeon at Indiana University Health and one of the top surgeons in the world performing the retroperitoneal lymph node dissection (RPLND). Dr. Cary explains what the RPLND entails and answers listener questions about the surgery used for curative intent in testicular cancer patients.

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