I was blindsided by my stage I testicular cancer diagnosis at age 42. It was the fall of 2020, and I had just moved to a new city, started a new career and, along with everyone else, was dealing with the day-to-day challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Once I digested the news, my fiancée and I determined that going to MD Anderson was the obvious choice. Although I had never dealt with cancer, it didn’t take much digging to uncover...
I’ve been diagnosed with six different cancers over the last 50 years: testicular, prostate, leukemia, bladder, pancreatic and kidney. All...
As a retired physician, I have several advantages over the average layperson. First, I can understand the medical jargon used by other doctors...
Ever logged into MyChart to check on some lab test results, then just stared blankly at the screen once you saw them? You’re not alone.
Unless you work in the medical field, figuring out what all of those values mean and how to interpret them can sometimes be a challenge.
We sought insight from Adriana Maria Knopfelmacher-Couchonal, M.D., a specialist in Laboratory Medicine. Here’s what she had to say.
How are...
In 2001, I was 31 years old, working full time and engaged to be married. I had no symptoms or abnormalities. But one day, I noticed a knot...
A social media post about a man’s positive pregnancy test reportedly led to his testicular cancer diagnosis.
The man jokingly took...
Before scaling Mt. Kilimanjaro in June 2018, I’d never climbed a real mountain. I live in Beaumont, Texas, which is only around 30 feet above...
Before I was diagnosed with testicular cancer at age 21 last year, I only did self-checks in the shower when I remembered to. That translated...
If you — or your child — were diagnosed with cancer, what would you do? How would you handle the treatments and the side effects? How would...
One of the things that I learned as a testicular cancer patient at MD Anderson is that distraction is the name of the game. Our brains are...