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Don’t Give Up on Testicular CancerWhat's New - A Testicular Cancer Survivor Returns to the Podcast with An UpdateAlex Obendorf returns to the podcast three years after host Joyce Lofstrom talked with him in Season 2, Episode 10. A testicular cancer survivor, Alex updates everyone about life now and also includes a recap of his testicular cancer journey in 2018. This episode gives listeners a look at life after cancer for Alex, who tells us about the new home he recently purchased and connecting with his birth family in Russia. Listen to this episode of Don't Give Up on Testicular Cancer from the Max Mallory Foundation. Send us a t...2025-07-2331 minDon’t Give Up on Testicular CancerRemembering Max Mallory on His Birthday - June 17Max Mallory died at age 22 in 2016 of testicular cancer. Max's mom, Joyce Lofstrom, and podcast host of Don't Give Up on Testicular Cancer, remembers Max on his birthday, June 17. She shares recommendations for good health that are relevant to everyone.Her recommendations include the following points. To men ages 15-40, check your testicles for lumps or anything unusual.To men older than 40, check your testicles because some men past 40 have been diagnosed with testicular cancer. Speak up, see a doctor, and talk to a health professional about what you found or felt wh...2025-06-1815 minDon’t Give Up on Testicular CancerOn the Road in Scotland to Raise Awareness about Testicular CancerPaul McCaffrey learned he had testicular cancer in 2015. He'd been experiencing groin pain at the time, but he didn't know how to check himself for any other signs of testicular cancer. So, Paul used the Cahonas Scotland's self-check guide and found a lump in one of his testicles. In the podcast, this testicular cancer survivor shares his treatment story for cancer, as well as sepsis and avian flu. Now, he works with Cahonas Scotland as the Community Engagement Officer, where he visits schools, workplaces, and communities throughout the country to raise awareness of the signs and symptoms o...2025-04-2931 minDon’t Give Up on Testicular CancerWhy We're All On This Testicular Cancer Journey TogetherDan Duffy has been telling stories for over 20 years following an award-winning radio career with the nationally syndicated radio show Steve & DC. He transitioned from audio to visual arts and graduated from the Vancouver Film School. Before moving to Los Angeles, he returned to his hometown of St. Louis, Missouri, to sharpen his skills. However, fate, a woman, and a cancer diagnosis changed everything. Four months before moving to the West Coast, he met Stephanie, the woman he would marry. Four months after that, Dan received a diagnosis of Stage 3 testicular cancer, and then six months later, D...2025-04-011h 00Don’t Give Up on Testicular CancerAn Illustrator of Footballers Shares His Testicular Cancer StoryJames Hible was 25 when he was diagnosed with testicular cancer. Twice, the same physician misdiagnosed his condition. After six months with a second lump plus a growing first lump on his testicle, James finally saw his regular doctor who sent him for a scan and immediately diagnosed testicular cancer. James had an orchiectomy and one round of chemotherapy to treat his Stage 1 testicular cancer and five years of surveillance that ended in 2020. Before, during, and now, after testicular cancer, James focused on his art. He was around seven years old when his family and teachers recognized his a...2025-03-1815 minDon’t Give Up on Testicular CancerHer Brother Died from Testicular Cancer: His Family Asked WhyGreg Price was an engineer, pilot, and athlete who died of complications after testicular cancer surgery in 2012 in Canada. A review of his case found missed faxes, follow-ups, and botched data sharing, ultimately costing this vibrant 31-year-old Alberta man his life. All of the missteps in his case took 407 days from his first diagnosis until he died.His sister, Teri Price, is the executive producer of the 30-minute film Falling through the Cracks: Greg's Story, which was released in 2018. She is fighting to improve the Canadian healthcare system, which she says failed her...2025-01-1547 minDon’t Give Up on Testicular CancerThe Path to Invention Via Testicular Cancer RecoveryIn 2019, Ariz Bhimani was 20 years old, a civil engineering student in Canada, and then diagnosed with testicular cancer. And as you will learn in this discussion with Ariz, he hated wearing underwear.He continued his studies through his cancer journey, which included an orchiectomy, chemotherapy, and recurrent cancer. Now, he's in remission.Throughout his treatment, Ariz experienced immense physical pain and mental stress. Yet, one idea kept surfacing in his brain. He hated wearing underwear.He used his engineering skills to create BRFZY, a company that sells recovery boxer briefs with precision compression...2024-12-0319 minDon’t Give Up on Testicular CancerHow Male Wellness, Personal Connections, and Testicular Cancer AlignManaging testicular cancer demands resilience that men often don't realize they possess. Michael J. Rovito, Ph.D., an associate professor at the University of Central Florida, adds another factor to resilience: connectedness.He shares some insights from his investigatory project on connectedness or disconnection, which could be defined, he says, as "no one really knows me." This feeling of social isolation becomes even more palpable for young men navigating testicular cancer. Dr. Rovito talks about the challenges young people face, often without the realization they are disconnected from people and social interactions. A familiar...2024-11-2240 minDon’t Give Up on Testicular CancerAm I Doing OK – Research Insights on Pursuing Goals and Quality of Life After Testicular CancerMichael A. Hoyt, PhD, is a professor of population health and disease prevention at the University of California - Irvine, Joe C. Wen School of Population and Public Health. He is an expert in biobehavioral cancer survivorship research and a leader in behavioral medicine and clinical health psychology.Dr. Hoyt discusses how the biological side of a disease or chronic disease intersects with the behavioral side of our body. He started his dissertation research to understand how men regulate their emotions when they have cancer. He expanded his research to study where biology fits into...2024-09-2425 minDon’t Give Up on Testicular CancerThe Timing of Testicular Cancer - A Brother Shares His Brother's JourneyOn November 12, 2016, Roshan Karunaratne's brother died in his arms due to stage 4 testicular cancer. Shehan was only 28 years of age. Roshan watched his older brother suffer from the simple fact that he didn't go to the doctor early enough. For Roshan, this journey also meant his life was about to change. After 18 months of hardcore chemotherapy, his brother died.As Roshan explains on his Movember page, "I swore never to let another man die too young if I had anything to do with it." Roshan tells more about his brother's experience with testicular...2024-09-0327 minDon’t Give Up on Testicular Cancer38 Years of Testicular Cancer Survivorship: Boston Marathon, A Daughter, Career, and Giving BackJim Hohman had a terrible cough after he ran the 1986 Boston Marathon. He went to the doctor, who also decided to conduct a general physical. That exam saved his life, Jim says, because the doctor found a lump on his testicle. He visited the urologist on Saturday and his orchiectomy surgery on Monday. After a few months, his blood tests showed a potential return of the cancer. It did return, and Jim managed chemo treatments. He shares his story of running the 1988 Boston Marathon - after treatment for testicular cancer, getting married, having a daughter, raising his...2024-07-0123 minDon’t Give Up on Testicular CancerRunning, Running, Running to Raise Awareness about Testicular CancerJoin Andy Hood, an avid runner who used his testicular cancer diagnosis as a positive, next step as a runner. While he has never competed in or run a marathon, he has been running for years at the same 26-mile distance on trails around his home in North Devon in the United Kingdom. He is the father of three boys, and at age 48, he learned he had testicular cancer. After an orchiectomy and chemotherapy, he came back, he says, as Andy 2.0 ready to run on the beautiful trails he knows and at the same time, raise awareness a...2024-04-1128 minDon’t Give Up on Testicular Cancer10 Years After - Life as a Testicular Cancer SurvivorHost Joyce Lofstrom talks with Alex Tothill-Brown, a 10-year testicular cancer survivor. He shares his story of finding a lump on his testicle during his college years and then navigating the Canadian healthcare system for outstanding care. His journey covers the different treatments for metastasis to his lungs and brain, as doctors gave him a 30% chance of survival. Listen to this episode of Don't Give Up on Testicular Cancer, a podcast from the Max Mallory Foundation. Send us a textSupport the showFind us on...2024-03-2029 minDon’t Give Up on Testicular CancerHow and When to Use Humor to Talk about Testicular CancerHear from Michael J. Rovito, Ph.D., and his research on the use of humor in discussions about testicular cancer. Dr. Rovito is an Associate Professor in the Department of Health Sciences at the University of Central Florida. He is a certified health education specialist. His work specializes in testicular self-examination and testicular cancer, male health behavioral change, and formative research, including theory, instrument development, and intervention design.Dr. Rovito talks with host Joyce Lofstrom about his research paper, Humor-Based Messaging in Testicular Cancer Awareness Campaigns: A Comparative Critical Review, published in the N...2024-01-1736 minDon’t Give Up on Testicular CancerHow and When to Use Humor to Talk about Testicular CancerIt seems normal and inevitable - any discussion about men's health dissolves into mentions of body parts and off-color comments about them. While humor has become part of the normal lexicon for men's health discussion, Michael J. Rovito, Ph.D. and his co-authors introduced their insights in recent research.Humor-Based Messaging in Testicular Cancer Awareness Campaigns: A Comparative Critical Review appears in the November/December 2025 edition of the American Journal of Men's Health. Dr. Rovito looks at how humor has been used in messaging and general talk about testicular cancer.His overall conclusions f...2024-01-1736 minDon’t Give Up on Testicular CancerTesticular Cancer Taught Me to Embrace What Life Might OfferChris Ho survived testicular cancer twice, losing both testicles to the disease. He shares the path he navigated to learn gratitude, become a certified coach, enjoy fatherhood with his wife and his two sons, and be open to what life might offer.In this podcast, he details his journey that began in 2013 with his first diagnosis of testicular cancer. At the same time, he learned his wife was pregnant with their first son. His father shared that he had Stage 4 lung cancer in 2016 and then passed in 2018 after meeting his first grandson. Chris received his s...2023-12-2222 minDon’t Give Up on Testicular CancerAn F-16 Fighter Pilot Shares His Testicular Cancer JourneyAt 18, Chuck Boynton knew he wanted to fly, so after graduating high school, he enlisted in the Air Force Reserves as an aircraft mechanic, and he attended the University of South Florida Reserve Officers Training Corps. He was enrolled in a 55-week, three-phase training program as a First Lieutenant when he was diagnosed with testicular cancer in July 2018.Now, Captain Chuck Boynton, an F-16 pilot at Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina, will share his testicular cancer journey with us. And tell us how he returned to the cockpit, where he is known by his callsign Atlas...2023-11-2844 minDon’t Give Up on Testicular CancerCatch Up with Don't Give Up on Testicular CancerThe Don't Give Up on Testicular Cancer podcast continues with an update from podcast host Joyce Lofstrom. This brief episode assures listeners interviews will continue with testicular cancer survivors, caregivers, researchers, and others touched by cancer. Hear about upcoming podcasts and be ready to listen to learn more about testicular cancer from the Max Mallory Foundation. Send us a textSupport the showFind us on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook & Linkedin. If you can please support our nonprofit through Patreon. 2023-10-2712 minDon’t Give Up on Testicular CancerA Musician’s Perspective on Surviving Testicular CancerStephen Heaviside is a musician, writer, and adolescent and young adult - or A-Y-A - advocate. He's deeply passionate about helping to create community support, especially for those who've experienced challenging health and life situations. A testicular cancer survivor, Stephen is now the program coordinator with the Cactus Cancer Society, where he volunteered before joining the staff. He has been involved with the AYA community for about eight years. In addition, he has worked with and volunteered for several organizations, including Stupid Cancer and Elephant and Tea. In the podcast, he shares his testicular cancer j...2023-09-0726 minDon’t Give Up on Testicular CancerYouth Hockey Coach Keeps Skating and Establishes Local Testicular Cancer Support GroupMatt Cross lives in Raleigh, North Carolina, his adopted city, after leaving Canada in 2010 to coach youth hockey. At age 35 on December 25, 2019, he learned he had Stage 2B testicular cancer.He shares his story of testicular cancer survival after finding a lump on his testicle, waiting a few months, and then visiting the doctor. During his cancer journey, he found little support for men with testicular cancer in the Raleigh area. So, he created the Raleigh Testicular Cancer Foundation, a support and educational nonprofit to help men navigate their cancer journey and raise a...2023-08-0136 minDon’t Give Up on Testicular CancerSurvived Testicular Cancer, then, Climbed Mount KilimanjaroDoug McArthur was 20 years old when he was a junior in college and found a lump on his testicle. He waited a few months before heading to the student health clinic, where the doctor suspected cancer. He told Doug to go home, confirm the cancer diagnosis, and set up a treatment plan.Doug left his college dorm in central California and headed home to follow his testicular cancer treatment plan. Now, four years later, this structural engineer has just returned from climbing Mount Kilimanjaro at the top of Africa. He made the trip with 10 other men from...2023-06-1923 minDon’t Give Up on Testicular CancerTesticular Cancer: Talking About Loss, Music and Life from a Stepbrother's PerspectiveWill Thompson talks about losing his stepbrother Max Mallory to testicular cancer, the drug-related death of a close friend, and then dealing with life after these losses. An accomplished musician and sound professional, Will talks about the role of music in his life and happiness. [00:01:03] Coping with loss. [00:05:11] Testicular cancer awareness. [00:07:39] Undiagnosed illness and healthcare. [00:10:58] Raising awareness for cancer. [00:14:40] Testicular cancer awareness. [00:18:55] Recording studio venue dream. [00:21:28] Learning video editing skills. [00:25:46] Favorite song. [00:27:53] Creativity and life. Enjoy this episode of Don't Gi...2023-05-2629 minDon’t Give Up on Testicular CancerIt's Just Part of Living - A High School Teacher Reflects on His Testicular Cancer JourneyDaniel Makarewicz was diagnosed with testicular cancer on August 11, 2010, at the age of 24. At the time, he was a sports reporter at the Dispatch and the Rock Island Argus in Moline, Illinois. His urologist recommended emergency surgery to remove his left testicle, which was eventually classified as Stage 1. Following chemo and surveillance, he was deemed a survivor on June 11, 2020, his last checkup with oncologists. Daniel shares many stories of his life before, during, and after his testicular cancer diagnosis, including that of a mysterious donor who left envelopes for him at his parents' house with brief but...2023-04-2155 minDon’t Give Up on Testicular CancerFrom Spain - Singer, Performer and Testicular Cancer Survivor Shares His PerspectiveA singer and performer from Spain, Alberto Sogorb shares his perspective on surviving testicular cancer diagnosed five years ago in 2018. He found a lump on his left testicle and visited two physicians before he received the correct diagnosis.He explains his treatment of surgery and surveillance, including an interruption to his career due to one employer's restrictions. But Alberto continued singing and has become a recognized performer in Spain, his home country, and Europe. Learn more about Alberto Sogorb's testicular cancer journey and how he effectively navigated it through the Spanish healthcare system. And listen...2023-03-2833 minDon’t Give Up on Testicular CancerLife, Faith and Surviving Testicular Cancer - Part 2Join Matt Ode in part 2 of Life, Faith and Surviving Testicular Cancer, where he shares more about the path to healing from his testicular cancer treatment. In this segment, Matt talks about treatment, the power of his family's support and prayer, and his strengthened connection with his girlfriend Lauren, who Matt married in the summer of 2022. At age 24, Matt had to learn to walk again and rebuild his physical strength. He talks candidly about his faith and its pivotal and ongoing role in his life then and now. Connect with Matt Ode on his Facebook...2023-02-2739 minDon’t Give Up on Testicular CancerLife, Faith and Surviving Testicular Cancer - Part 1Meet Matt Ode, now 31 at the recording of this podcast, married, and a man who survived Stage 3C testicular cancer. Diagnosed at age 24, Matt was a personal trainer in excellent shape and enjoying life until he received his cancer diagnosis. His treatment began with chemotherapy, and then, surgery to remove an 11-centimeter tumor in his small intestine followed by multiple complications. Faith played, and continues to play, a vital and primary role in Matt's story, details he shared in this podcast. Matt's mom had people praying all over the world for his recovery. He endured tw...2023-02-1029 minDon’t Give Up on Testicular CancerWhat Happens when the Chemo Stops Working - A Testicular Cancer Survivor ExplainsIn 2019 at age 39, Chris Smith, a father of three boys, learned he had advanced testicular cancer. He started treatment, and then, with only three sessions left, his blood markers increased. The chemo had stopped working. Chris moved ahead with advanced treatment, including high-dose chemo and a stem cell transplant. It worked.In 2023, he continues to give back to other cancer patients near Asheville, North Carolina. He visits the hospital where he had treatment twice a month and delivers warm blankets and snacks to cancer patients. As a successful real estate entrepreneur, Chris owns Modern Mountain Re...2023-01-0439 minDon’t Give Up on Testicular CancerTwo Brothers and Their Dad Survive Testicular CancerFor our Don't Give Up on Testicular Cancer podcast during Movember 2022, the Max Mallory Foundation talked with Jordan Stine who found a lump on his testicle two weeks after his wedding. He knew about testicular cancer because his dad and his younger brother survived this disease. Jordan followed the advice of his sibling, who told him to get through the day and what was right in front of him. He did, and he banked sperm as well. Now, eight years after his diagnosis and the father of three children, Jordan tells h...2022-11-1622 min