Together we will win
Subtitle: what happens when we don't talk about testicular cancer : a young man's story
By: Karen A. McWhirt
Publisher: Outskirts Press
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Denver, Colo
Language: eng
Number of pages: 340
ISBN-13: 9781432748678
Subjects: Testicular Neoplasms; Cancer in men; Testis; Cancer; Biography; Patients
Description: At the age of 20, a young man tells his story of his diagnosis of testicular cancer, and shares the pains and struggles he endured while undergoing intense chemotherapy and radiation treatments due to his late-stage diagnosis. A true testimony of the importance of talking about the disease in our society, and what happens if testicular cancer gets overlooked for too long. Ian's story stresses that catching the disease when it is in early stages is essential to avoid intense treatments and increase the chance of survival. It is a warning to all young men to be proactive in their own testicular health and learn about testicular cancer, the most common and curable cancer in young men, in order to avoid the fate that Ian suffered. The final chapter includes medical image explaining testicular cancer metastasis, facts about the disease, its symptoms, and how to perform a testicular self-examination.
Notes: "Something to remember" (Sound disc) has orginal songs composed and performed by Ian Drazick [son of Karen A. McWhirt]. This work is in honor of IAN's life, his dreams, and his hope that others would learn about this disease. CD available upon request.
Table of contents: title: Is it bronchitis, acid reflux, gynecomastia ... or the most common cancer in young men?; title: Defense can win the game, but first we have to take your nut; title: DNA, cancer, and chemo: the loser's lottery; title: Nadir, magic bullets, and cancer mountain; title: Vertigo, neutropenic fever, falling hair, and hallucinations; title: Cancer shame; title: WBR = whole brain radiation; title: Winning is everything, but everything is about cancer; title: Uncertainty, cancer's offense; title: Arsenic; title: How bad can it get?; title: We never thought it would happen to me; title: The cancer lottery grand prize; title: Testicular cancer information you can live with.