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Testicular Cancer sure doesn't play favorites... so here's our
list of the famous (and infamous) men who have gone down the TC path along
with us...
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Lance Armstrong (October
1996 - Nonseminoma - Chemo/Brain surgery) - Pro Cyclist and friend of the TCRC
Scott Hamilton (March 1997 - Nonseminoma - Chemo/RPLND) - Figure skater
Tom Green (March
2000 - Nonseminoma - RPLND) - Comedian
Steve Scott
(May 1994 - Nonseminoma - RPLND) - Runner
Bob Losure (April 1985 - Nonseminoma
- RPLND/Chemo) - Former anchor of CNN Headline News
Brian Piccolo (July 1969 - Anterior Mediastinal Nonseminoma - Surgery/Chemo)
- Football player / "Brian's Song" fame (Died of Germ Cell Tumor)
Dan Abrams (July 2003 - Nonseminoma - RPLND) - TV News Personality
Sean Kimmerling (2003 - Nonseminoma - Chemotherapy) - NYC Sportscaster (Died of TC)
Dan Turk (April 2000 - Anterior Mediastinal Nonseminoma - Surgery/Chemo)
- Football player (Died of Germ Cell Tumor)
Robert Lipsyte (1978 & 1991 - Nonseminoma - Chemotherapy, Surveillance) - Author, Sportswriter
John Kruk (March 1994 - Seminoma - Radiation) - Former Baseball player
Free anecdote: "Because he was still undergoing treatment and was
admittedly very tired, the Phillies did not want him to play until completely
recovered. Kruk, a fierce competitor complemented by one of the best public
senses of humor, was outwardly critical of the Phillies position. The day
before the home opener he was seen taking batting practice wearing a t-shirt
that read:
[Front] If you don't let me play...
[Back] I'm going to take my ball and go home."
- The day they kept clapping for Kruk
Mike Lowell - (February 1999 - Seminoma - Radiation) - Baseball player
Josh Bidwell - (September 1999 - Nonseminoma - RPLND/Chemo?) - Football player
Louie Aguiar - (March 1998? - Seminoma - Radiation) - Football player
Ernie Lechuga (November 1998 - Nonseminoma - RPLND, Chemotherapy) - Cyclist
Scott Schoeneweis (1995? - Nonseminoma - Chemotherapy) - Baseball Player
Richard Belzer (1984 - Seminoma - Radiation) - Actor & Comedian
Trevor Dodds (June 1997 - Seminoma - Radiation) - Golfer
Peter DiStefano - (September 1996 - Nonseminoma - Chemo) - Former guitarist with the rock
band "Porno for Pyros"
Todd Barranger (Feb 1995, Nov 1997 - Chemo) - Golfer
Mike Gallego (Mar 1983 - Seminoma - Radiation) - Baseball Player
Darrin Jackson (Sep 1987 - Nonseminoma - RPLND) - Baseball Player, Broadcaster
Kirk Watson - (1992 - Nonseminoma - RPLND/Chemo) - Texas State Senator, Former Mayor of Austin, TX
Butch Walts (Oct 1981 - Nonseminoma - RPLND/Chemo) - Pro Tennis Player
Bernhard Goetz (Nov 1989 - Seminoma - Radiation) - Subway vigilante/shooter
Kevin Hall (1990, 1992- TC2) - Competitive Sailing
Richard Brookhiser - (1992 - Nonseminoma - Chemo) - Senior Editor, National
Review
Jim Howley (TC and AIDS) - Tri-athlete
Hsing-Hsing (Apr 1997) - Giant Panda
Bob Champion (1979 - Nonseminoma? - Chemo) - Jockey
Mark James (1999 - ? - Chemotherapy) - British Golfer
Jason Cundy (1998 - ? - Chemotherapy) - British Football Player
Neil Harris (2001 - ? - ?) - British Football Player
Alan Stubbs (June 1999, Recurrence Dec 2000 - Chemo) - Scottish Football Player
Simon Parke (1995 - Nonseminoma - Chemo) - Squash player
Eric Peters (2000 - ? - Chemotherapy) - Scottish Rugby Player
Tony Marsh (2003 - ? - Chemotherapy) - New Zealand Rugby Player
José Francisco Molina (2002) - Italian Football Player
Luboslav Penev (1994?) - Bulgarian Football Player
Ebbe Sand (1999?) - Danish Football Player
Jimmy White (1995 - ? - ?) - British Snooker Player
Chen Ziming - Chinese Political Dissident
Alexandr Solzhenitsyn - (1950's - Stage II Seminoma - Heavy Radiation) - Author
- Cancer
Ward - Solzhenitsyn's vaguely autographical experience with cancer.
Peter Gordon - British Discus Thrower
Alex Baumann (1999 - Unknown - Surveillance) - Olympic Gold Medal Swimmer
Pete Postlethwaite (1994? - ? - ?) - Actor
Know any folks we've missed, or have more info on the ones we've listed?
Send them my way!
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Jun 26, 2009