cancerboi

yeah I don't get it - I am pro subscriber and I can not pick it...

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 my worst enemy. The horror, pain and lethargy that you experience... Having chunks of your body cut out periodically... Slowly dying from the inside out... Watching your loved ones fall apart... I can barely put into words how difficult it is. If you know someone who has this disease, reach out to them, they need love and support.

Rest in peace Jake. You will be missed. But more importantly, you will be remembered.

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 cell gets stuck in the chest and takes many years to mutate. But they don’t really know how this works. Very weird stuff.

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 really the strong ones.

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 why it “starts in the chest”. Some think it starts in the testes, moves up into the chest and the testes clear up. But there is no definitive science pointing to that. It is very rare. But it is definitely a type of testicular cancer. A rather shitty one unfortunately.

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 too bad. I would do it 10 times over if it means living. Thoracic surgical resection coming up next.

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, coughing. They thought it was pneumonia at first. Had a big surprise when I went to the ER lol.

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 people in this field. Thank you for the work you do!