Cancer Research Journal » Testicular Cancer http://cancerresearchjournal.com Mon, 31 Aug 2009 16:01:16 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Testicular Cancer Patient Advances to Olympic Semifinals http://cancerresearchjournal.com/2008/08/12/testicular-cancer-patient-advances-to-olympic-semifinals/ http://cancerresearchjournal.com/2008/08/12/testicular-cancer-patient-advances-to-olympic-semifinals/#comments Tue, 12 Aug 2008 22:28:37 +0000 Lisa http://cancerresearchjournal.com/?p=388 , a 24-year-old athlete diagnosed with earlier this year, has advanced to the semifinals at the .

The world-class earned his place on the Olympic team just a week after learning he has testicular cancer. Diagnostic tests indicate his malignancy is in the early stages, so Eric (with his doctor’s approval) has made the to postpone his cancer surgery to pursue his dream of competing in the Olympics.

So far his choice is paying off. He placed second in his heat for the Men’s 200m Breaststroke with a time of 2:10.29 and advanced into the semifinals.

By going public with his condition, the determined man is also about testicular cancer and inspiring around the globe.

As one famous testicular cancer survivor rooting for Eric said,

“I think at the Olympics he will swim like a man possessed because he’s been reminded of how fragile his life – and our life – is.”

If you’d like to cheer on Eric during his quest for an Olympic medal, he is again on August 13, 2008, at 10:56 a.m in China’s .

GOOD LUCK, ERIC!

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Armstrong and Matthews will co-moderate the August event where commander-in-chief hopefuls will be asked how they plan to tackle the difficult issue of and, more specifically, , if elected.

The forum is schedued to take place on & 28, 2007, at the in , . Ticket information can be found at .

As Armstrong (who is a survivor himself) points out, cancer is the number one killer of people under age 85 in the United States, claiming about 600,000 lives a year. He also noted that approximately one-third of those deaths could be prevented with better screening programs so voters need to know how answer “the cancer question” before they cast their .

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