Erin Brockovich

Glyphosate is only one of more than 80,000 registered commercially produced chemicals in the U.S. Some of these compounds, such as PFOA and the one I made my name investigating, hexavalent chromium, have also been convincingly linked to health crises - testicular cancer in the case of PFOA and lung cancer in the case of chromium-6.

American Activist

Dan Abrams

In 2003, I had testicular cancer, and I didn't tell anyone about it - maybe five people. I had a fairly significant surgery. I was weak, slumped over. I told people at work I'd been in an accident.

American Journalist

Faf de Klerk

A charity approached me to help raise awareness for testicular cancer and there are now some great photos of famous South Africans in their pants helping to spread the word.

South African Athlete

Jimmy White

Testicular cancer occurs in young men, just the people who don't bother much about their health.

English Celebrity

Charley Boorman

Like many men, I had never thought of testicular cancer and was lazy at getting check-ups.

English Actor

The word 'testicular' is primarily used in medical settings to describe issues relating to the testes.

Medical Context

'Testicular' refers to a private part of the body, so it's a term used with discretion in social discussions.

Sensitive Subject

The term is specific to males, as only they have testes.

Gender-Specific

 But chemotherapy and other treatments have changed the outlook for so many. Just take the fact that up to 95% of individuals with testicular cancer survive it, thanks to advances in treatment.

How does chemotherapy...

 Most of my intersex friends have had operations like these. Oftentimes, they will remove testes like mine, even though my risk of testicular cancer is lower than the risk of breast cancer

The way we think about...

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