On Baseball: Fatherhood, and Illness, Retools the Priorities of Rockies Starter Chad Bettis
Bettis, 28, who was battling testicular cancer when his baby daughter, Everleigh, arrived, said, “ I kind of found out where baseball stood. ” (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - July 22, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: TYLER KEPNER Tags: Baseball Testicular Cancer Pregnancy and Childbirth Chemotherapy Colorado Rockies Bettis, Chad (1989- ) Source Type: news
Cancer survival in England: adult, stage at diagnosis and childhood patients followed up to 2016
This statistical bulletin Among 25 cancers forming National Statistics, 1-year survival was highest for skin melanoma (>97%) and 5-year survival was highest for testicular cancer (95.9%) and skin melanoma in women (93.9%). Pancreatic cancer had lowest 1-year survival for men (22.9%) and women (24.7%). (Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH))
Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH) - June 30, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Why Fertility Treatments Are So Out Of Reach For Most Americans
Much has been made of the high cost of rearing children in the United States, and rightly so. Families spend more than $230,000 on average to raise kids from birth to age 17 — a figure that doesn’t include the cost of college.
But for the 6.9 million women who have turned to fertility services, the bills pile up well before they ever hold a baby in their arms. A single cycle of in vitro fertilization, or IVF, costs more than $12,000 on average in the United States, not counting the cost of medications and travel.
Only 15 states require insurance coverage for fertility treatments. So for man...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - June 21, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Lab notes: a quantum leap and life on Mars – the week science went sci-fi
The sensible thing to do is calm down, figure out how to take care of planet Earth and all be a bit better about not making ourselves extinct. But who cares about sensible: Elon Musk has revealed the details (well, let ’s call them that) of hiscolonisation vision for Mars, including an “intentionally fuzzy” 10-year timeframe for flights. So once you’ve got yourself all signed up, to prepare for the trip you’ll need a tan, right? You’ll be a long way from any salons, and indeed the sun, so what about using anewly-created tanning chemical? It causes the release of dark pigment in skin, creating a real ‘fake’ ...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - June 16, 2017 Category: Science Authors: Tash Reith-Banks Tags: Science Source Type: news
Nonpalpable Intratesticular Mass in a Young Man With a History of Contralateral Retractile Testis
A 24-year-old otherwise healthy man with a history of retractile right testicle managed with right orchidopexy at age 9 presented with a several weeks ’ history of discomfort in the left testicle. He has no family history of testicular cancer. (Source: CancerNetwork)
Source: CancerNetwork - June 15, 2017 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: J. Ryan Mark, MD Leonard G. Gomella, MD Tags: Case Studies Oncology Journal Source Type: news
Testicular cancer symptoms: Simple test could predict risk of 'young man's' disease
TESTICULAR cancer - also known as cancer of the testicle - is one of the less common cancers and tends to mostly affect men between 15 and 49 years of age. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - June 13, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Testicular cancer symptoms - THIS simple test could predict risk of disease
TESTICULAR cancer - also known as cancer of the testicle - is one of the less common cancers and tends to mostly affect men between 15 and 49 years of age. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - June 13, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
International study identifies new genetic risk factors for testicular cancer
(H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center& Research Institute) Moffitt researcherslaunched a large analysis of five major testicular cancer studies to investigate genetic risk factors linked to TGCT. Their results, which uncovered eight new genetic markers associated with TGCT, were published in the June 12 issue of Nature Genetics. (Source: EurekAlert! - Cancer)
Source: EurekAlert! - Cancer - June 13, 2017 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: news
Study uncovers new insight on inherited testicular cancer risk
An analysis of five major studies has identified new genetic locations that may cause men to have the highest risk of developing testicular cancer. (Source: Health News - UPI.com)
Source: Health News - UPI.com - June 12, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Testicular cancer: men most at risk could be identified using new gene group
Discovery of 19 new genes could allow doctors to spot the 1% of men most at risk of the cancer, allowing closer monitoring or preventative treatmentResearchers believe they can identify the 1% of men who are most at risk from testicular cancer after they discovered a new group of genes linked to the disease.Screening men for the 19 new genes, along with 25 known already, would allow doctors to spot those who are 14 times more likely than usual to develop the cancer, the scientists said.Continue reading... (Source: Guardian Unlimited Science)
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - June 12, 2017 Category: Science Authors: Ian Sample Science editor Tags: Cancer research Testicular cancer Men's health Science & wellbeing Medical research Genetics Society Source Type: news
Medical News Today: Testicular cancer: Genetic test steps closer
A genetic test that predicts testicular cancer in healthy men steps closer as scientists discover 19 more DNA markers that raise risk of disease. (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - June 12, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Cancer / Oncology Source Type: news
Genetic testing can pick out men at increased risk of testicular cancer
(Institute of Cancer Research) Testing for large numbers of genetic changes can identify men with over a 10-fold increased risk of testicular cancer, a new study shows.Researchers found that testing for newly identified genetic factors along with others found in their previous studies could pick out men at increased risk, who might potentially benefit from monitoring or preventative treatment. (Source: EurekAlert! - Cancer)
Source: EurekAlert! - Cancer - June 12, 2017 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: news
Study sheds new light on inherited testicular cancer risk
(University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine) An analysis of data from five major studies of testicular cancer has identified new genetic locations that could be susceptible to inherited testicular germ cell tumors. The findings, which researchers call a success story for genome mapping, could help doctors understand which men are at the highest risk of developing the disease and signal them to screen those patients. (Source: EurekAlert! - Cancer)
Source: EurekAlert! - Cancer - June 12, 2017 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: news
Testicular cancer symptoms: Do YOU know the three factors that can up your risk?
TESTICULAR cancer is one of the less common cancers, and it tends to affect younger men between 15 and 49. However, there are factors which may increase your risk of developing symptoms. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - June 5, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Hypogonadism Common in Testicular Cancer Survivors Hypogonadism Common in Testicular Cancer Survivors
Survivors of testicular cancer are at risk for low testosterone, which in turn puts them at risk for a wide range of chronic health problems.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - June 2, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Hematology-Oncology News Source Type: news
