Testicular cancer in men is one of the taboo subjects in life – we don’t talk about it, likely because it most frequently happens in younger men between the ages of 15 and 34 years. And, testicular self-examination is much like breast self-examination was many years ago, something else we don’t talk about.
Testicular cancer, while not common (only 1% of cancers in men), is the most common cancer in men in that age group. It is also, one of the most treatable cancers there are, particularly when caught early.
Usually the first approach to treatment is to remove the testicle that …read more

As a researcher and strategist in oncology, I’m always excited to hear topics that I discuss every day come up on the news for public discussion. Last night was one example when I heard this fantastic segment on WHYY radio as part of the Radio Times program about the high cost of chemotherapy drugs. (Audio file here.)
Guests on the show were Dr. Neal Meropol, a gastrointestinal (GI) specialty oncologist from Fox Chase Cancer Center and Dr. Art Caplan, a bio-ethicist at U. Penn. They had a bunch of interesting things to say about how society is responding and how health …read more