Ballsy

I love the attitude in this YouTube movie!

Body Image

Kairol Rosenthal's cancer blog topic today touches on a subject close to home. Its title: "Testicles: Take’em or Leave’em?"

Check it out at this link and offer your perspective.

Movember

Movember (the month formerly known as November) is a moustache growing charity event held during November each year that raises funds and awareness for men's health, and prostate and testicular cancer, in particular.



Grow a mo, and help support LIVESTRONG and the Prostate Cancer Foundation.

Memoirs of a 30-Year Cancer Survivor

Ron Bye had testicular cancer at age 20 in 1975. His doctors gave him low odds of surviving five years, but he proved them wrong. After more than 30 years of survivorship, Ron's memoirs have been published, and 25% of the profits will go to the Lance Armstrong Foundation.

You can order Memoirs of a 30-Year Cancer Survivor today from Barnes & Noble, Amazon.com, or Publish America.

Congratulations to Ron on how far you've come on your journey, and thanks for sharing it with us.

National Men's Health Week

Leading up to Father's Day on June 21, it's National Men's Health Week.

The purpose of Men's Health Week is to heighten the awareness of preventable health problems and encourage early detection and treatment of disease among men and boys.

This week gives health care providers, public policy makers, the media, and individuals an opportunity to encourage men and boys to seek regular medical advice and early treatment for disease and injury. The response has been overwhelming with hundreds of awareness activities in the USA and around the globe.

Testicular cancer is a health issue that all men and boys need to recognize. For your own sake, as well as for all those who depend on you, take care of yourself. You maintain your car and your house; remember to maintain your body.

Ramping Up to the LIVESTRONG Challenge Seattle

In less than two weeks, my road bicycle and I fly to Washington state for the LIVESTRONG Challenge Seattle.

Your sponsorship donations fund:

• LIVESTRONG SurvivorCare (one-on-one guidance by phone)
  
• LIVESTRONG At School (a curriculum to change the ways kids think about cancer)
  
• LIVESTRONG Global Cancer Campaign (in parts of the world, cancer is still not something you talk about)
  
• Grants for cancer research and community programs across the country, and much more.
  

I've raised about $6,300 so far, and my goal is to raise another $1,200 before my 100-mile ride on Sunday, June 21.

Please visit http://seattle09.livestrong.org/scottjoy to donate online. I greatly appreciate your support!

Thank you,
Scott

Open Hearts

Today's blog post honors TC-Cancer forum moderator Bill Moses. Bill's family recently celebrated the five-year anniversary of his son Jason's diagnosis with and successful treatment for stage III testicular cancer. An experience like that has long-lasting effects.

One of those effects is, as Bill has said: "My heart was broken, but in that process of breaking it was opened."

Bill put himself to work again yesterday, demonstrating his big heart with a 145-mile bike ride in the Five Borough Bicycle Club Montauk Century to honor Jerry Bruce, who passed away on April 5, 2009.

Bill leads the way. With open hearts, and in admiration and solidarity, we stand with him to remember those we've lost to cancer.

Susie Bratt

This report explains how Susie Bratt is spreading the word about testicular cancer after losing her 23-year-old son to the disease. Our good wishes are with you, Susie!

Catch It Early

A new and creative testicular cancer awareness campaign! Catch It Early!

Everyman's Testicular Cancer Awareness Campaign

Teddy Sheringham plays keepie-uppie with his testicle in a new advertising campaign for the testicular cancer charity Everyman.