My kickboxing instructor lost one of his testicles to cancer in 1985 when he was 36. He went through hellacious chemo and radiation but fully recovered and has been practicing and teaching mixed martial arts ever since. Now has 5th dan in Kempo karate, 4 dan in Tae Kwon Do, 3 dan in Issinryu karate, and is quite skilled in submission grappling. About 5 years ago I watched him beat to a pulp the number two ranked Tae Kown Do tournament fighter in the country. His wife had breast cancer 4 years ago and lost a breast; she is doing great.
My cousin had testicular cancer in 1970 when he was 19 and lost one. The cancer came back in 1991 and this time he wasn't able to beat it. But up until then he was also great and worked construction.
My sister in law is recovering from a serious cancer with surgery removing a tumor 1 1/2 times the size of a grapefruit, nearly a quart of cancerous fluid, 29 biopsies, and a full hysterectomy. She's doing superbly and just had her third CAT scan since surgery (18 months ago); no sign of any problems. She and her doctors say the advances in cancer treatment has improved amazingly in the last 10 years.
I think the word cancer still scares us to death but we are beating it back in so many ways.
My cousin had testicular cancer in 1970 when he was 19 and lost one. The cancer came back in 1991 and this time he wasn't able to beat it. But up until then he was also great and worked construction.
My sister in law is recovering from a serious cancer with surgery removing a tumor 1 1/2 times the size of a grapefruit, nearly a quart of cancerous fluid, 29 biopsies, and a full hysterectomy. She's doing superbly and just had her third CAT scan since surgery (18 months ago); no sign of any problems. She and her doctors say the advances in cancer treatment has improved amazingly in the last 10 years.
I think the word cancer still scares us to death but we are beating it back in so many ways.