In America, testicular cancer is the most common cancer affecting young men and teens, between the ages of 15 and 35. Fortunately, it’s still quite rare compared to other types of cancer
Many people suffer silently with the symptoms of pelvic floor dysfunction, having convinced themselves that it’s normal to leak urine, have pain or experience sexual dysfunction. Too many have come to believe that they cannot be helped.
It’s been a long few years for her family. In August 2016, the family, including older son Harrison, had gone to a fair and Alex, then 11 years old, hit his knee.
“It’s a matter of how you occupy your day. How do you occupy your life? You get up, you make breakfast, you get dressed. What are the things you do during the day? That’s what we focus on.”
“Everyone’s qualified, so passionate, so positive, and that’s what gets us to the point where we can complete the common goal, to give the patients as much care and treatment success as possible."
Getting children with cancer to take their medication can cause stress for the caregiver and lead to conflict within the family, and failure to achieve medication adherence can impact the child’s cancer outcomes.