At just 15 years old, Mike Oshinski was diagnosed with advanced testicular cancer — at a time when awareness was almost nonexistent. In this powerful episode of It Takes Balls, Mike shares his journey from a small-town high school athlete to surviving stage 3C metastatic testicular cancer with the help of Dr. Lawrence Einhorn’s groundbreaking cisplatin-based chemotherapy.He describes months of grueling treatment, multiple surgeries including a partial liver resection and RPLND, and the emotional toll of fighting for survival as a teenager. Mike also reflects on the legacy of that battle from the long-term side effects and emotional healing to the incredible full-circle moment when his own son faced a testicular cancer diagnosis decades later.This episode is a must-listen for anyone affected by testicular cancer, offering insight, hope, and perspective from one of the early success stories of modern testicular cancer treatment.Join The Ball Room:https://www.testicularcancerawarenessfoundation.org/theballroomWant to be a guest? Apply here:https://www.testicularcancerawarenessfoundation.org/it-takes-balls-submissionsFollow Testicular Cancer Awareness Foundation:⁠https://www.testescancer.org ⁠https://www.x.com/testescancer⁠https://www.instagram.com/testescancerhttps://www.facebook.com/tca.orgFollow Steven Crocker:https://www.twitter.com/stevencrockerhttps://www.instagram.com/stevencrockerhttps://www.facebook.com/steven.crocker2Connect with Mike:[email protected] song: No Time Like Now - Tom Willner www.tomwillner.com

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