[brittmac]

When he was 24, my husband, now 33, was diagnosed with testicular cancer that had also spread to his stomach. He is alive and well and cancer-free. In fact, once testicular cancer has been in remission for 5 years, it is apparently one of the cancers they consider to be "cured."

He was treated with a course of radiation, and had an orchiectomy (testicle removal).

My point in telling you this, of course, is to let you know that testicular cancer, especially seminoma, can be, and often times is, very manageable.

Does your brother have seminoma or non-seminoma, or do you know?

Anyway, best to you and your brother. I think you'll find that once your shock and terror subside, you'll all find you are able to tackle this disease head-on wiht great success.

[jan in Colorado]

Thanks for sharing your story! Hope, Faith and prayer are very powerful.

[ut1992]

Brittmac, I'm not sure what exact type it is.

The phone conversation I had with my brother after the "C" word was announced late last night went mostly like. "...OH NO, oh geez, oh no, I love you so much, OMG, oh geez, don't do anything stupid, oh geez, we're coming home as soon as possible...!!!!", so I don't know all of the details.

All I really know is he is having both testes removed immediately and will have chemo. Hopefully the "masses/tumors" in his stomach are benign.