Which one of the US olympians for swimming has testicular cancer?
Okay I adore Ryan Lochte but last night my mom told me he’s the one with testicular cancer and then this morning someone else had a different name… so which olympian swimming for the USA has cancer =[ ?
Eric Shanteau
After Olympic Trials, Shanteau revealed that he had been diagnosed with testicular cancer just a week before competing. Shanteau didn’t share the news with any of his teammates or coaches, deciding instead to focus on qualifying. Now, having made the team, Shanteau will postpone treatment until after Beijing. "If I didn’t make the team, the decision would have been easy: Go home and have the surgery," Shanteau told The Associated Press. "I made the team, so I had a hard decision. But, by no means am I being stupid about this." The recommended surgery would keep Shanteau out of the pool for two weeks, which would significantly affect his chances to win an Olympic medal.
Eric’s Olympics ended yesterday after he swam the 200 meter breaststroke semi-finals and failed to qualify for the finals.
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Eric Shanteau
After Olympic Trials, Shanteau revealed that he had been diagnosed with testicular cancer just a week before competing. Shanteau didn’t share the news with any of his teammates or coaches, deciding instead to focus on qualifying. Now, having made the team, Shanteau will postpone treatment until after Beijing. "If I didn’t make the team, the decision would have been easy: Go home and have the surgery," Shanteau told The Associated Press. "I made the team, so I had a hard decision. But, by no means am I being stupid about this." The recommended surgery would keep Shanteau out of the pool for two weeks, which would significantly affect his chances to win an Olympic medal.
Eric’s Olympics ended yesterday after he swam the 200 meter breaststroke semi-finals and failed to qualify for the finals.
Hope this helps.
References :
http://www.nbcolympics.com/athletes/athlete=524/bio/index.html
That would be Eric Shanteau, the cancer is non-malignant, but Shanteau is deferring surgery until after the Olympics. And in case you’re wondering he swim the 200 breast stroke.
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You’re referring to Eric Shanteau. Shortly before the Olympics he was diagnosed with a malignant tumor. The tests showed it had not spread, so he made the decision to put off surgery until after the olympics.
References :
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/12/sports/olympics/12swim.html?n=Olympics/2008/Swimming
Shanteau saw a doctor after he noticed an abnormality that was later found to be malignant. Testicular cancer is commonly diagnosed among men in their late teens and 20s, said Dr. Judith Kaur, a professor of oncology at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn