Reply With QuoteThank you so much for sharing! That was awesome to view! I didn't know he had TC.
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Rob
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Did you guys notice the story about the USA Men's Beach Volleyball player??? Jake Gibb was diagnosed with TC in 2011- go to JakeGibb.com for his story- honestly you guys are the strongest most courageous guys. Hats off to Jake Gibb for speaking out about his cancer story. Hope all of you are doing well.
Gina
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Thank you so much for sharing! That was awesome to view! I didn't know he had TC.
Best Regards,
Rob
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What the hellthis was not even Jake Gibb’s first run-in with cancer! Seven years earlier he had a malignant melanoma removed from his left shoulder
- early Apr/11: something is "wrong" in my righty
- 16/Apr/11: ultrasound find a mass in it
- 27/Apr/11: right I/O
- 29/Apr/11: stadiation CT scan shows "all clear"
- May/11: pathology: 1 cm Seminoma (90% necrotic), no RT/LV invasion
- Surveillance....
- March/13: relapse - para aortic node 1.7 cm, waiting for treatment...
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Wow that's awesome! I had no idea! Thanks for sharing. Looks like he's on surveillance only but sheesh, two time cancer survivor!
Steve - http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/stevep
February 2011 - DX Stage IIB, 90% Embryonal Carcinoma, 10% Yolk Sac
Mar-May 2011 - EPx4 per Dr. Bosl at MSKCC, administered locally in DC
6-Jun 2011 - post chemo CT shows one lymph node at 1.4cm remaining
22-Jun 2011 - RPLND with Dr. Sheinfeld at MSKCC, all 51 nodes removed negative
Dec 2012 - 1.5 YEARS ALL CLEAR!
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I had not heard that. Hats off to him for going public with it.
Codi wife to Don
Don diagnosed 10-6-11
Right Orchiectomy 10-6-11
Pure Seminoma with extensive vascular invasion
Stage 1B
Tumor is 3.0 x 2.4 x 2.4 cm
Tumor Markers BHCG and AFP normal, LDH 172
Chest X-Rays and Abdominal CT Scan 10-12-11 Clear
Chest and Brain CT Scans 11-4 Clear
Chemo, 1 dose of Carboplatin 11-9-11
Post Chemo labs, 11-17-11, Look Good
1-29-12, All Clear
6-11-12 Labs look good, Scans three enlarged lymph nodes in the abdomen
10-24-12 Surveillance on lymph nodes
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We have a number of those in here SP, but most didn't get Olympic fame. Good on him to beat it twice. I welcome all to that club I wish I didn't have to join.Originally Posted by S P
Dave
Jan, 1975: Right I/O, followed by RPLND
Dec, 2009: Left I/O, followed by 3xBEP
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We're very happy to see that Jake and team mate Sean Rosenthal have made it to the quarterfinals. Go Team! Jake is the second US olympian TC survivor that I know about.
The other is Eric Shanteau on the men's swim team. Eric was diagnosed shortly beofre the 2008 Bejing Olympics and decide to delay his I/O until afterward. That decision was very controversial at the time, but it was made in consultation with TC specialists. Eric has been doing just great, has been a spokesman for awareness, and is competeing in London 2012. I believe Eric was awarded Gold this year as part of the 4x100 medley relay.
Statiscally, I'm sure there are many more olympians, men and women, who have battled cancer. If that is the case, many decide to keep it private. For those whose battles have been made public, it becomes almost impossible to find a story about them without mention of cancer. Do Jake and Eric and Lance Armstrong want a cancer tag to follow them around forever? I don't know.
All Survivors Rock!
"Statistics are human beings with the tears wiped off" - Paul Brodeur
Diagnosis: 05Sept07 Right I/O: 13Sept07; Pure Seminoma; Surveillance only per NCCN: All Clear February2013 (Chest Xray, Markers); Next check August2013 (CT Scans, Markers)
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