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NATE SOLDER REVEALS HE WAS TREATED FOR TESTICULAR CANCER PRIOR TO LAST SEASON
04.21.15 at 8:24 am ET
By Ryan Hannable
Nate Solder
In an interview with ESPN Boston’s Mike Reiss, Patriots left tackle Nate Solderrevealed he was diagnosed and treated for testicular cancer prior to the 2014 season. He said he first became suspicious right before his season physical. After the physical he received an ultrasound and three days later he had surgery.
“I knew nothing about it. It was a complete surprise,” Solder said to Reiss. “You Google something like that and it kind of scares you, so I was like, ‘I’m not going to freak out about this.’ Had I not had a routine physical, I probably wouldn’t have checked it, saying, ‘Oh, it’s just in my head, I’m going to be fine.'”
Solder is now out to raise awareness, urging people to get checkups regularly to raise early detection. Solder still goes to Mass General for checkups every three months, and everything has gone as expected so far and there is optimism it will continue to moving forward.
“I was completely healthy, I’m a professional athlete. It can happen to anybody,” Solder said. “Make sure you get yourself checked out, especially young men, because that’s who it’s really targeted toward.”
The left tackle credited his Christian faith and his wife Lexi along with his family with helping him deal with the process.
“The biggest thing is letting people know and giving them the information. And maybe giving people some courage that if they are in a situation like I was, maybe they would go and say something, and that could make a difference,” he said.
“It’s more common than people realize. A lot of people are either afraid to do it, or they don’t think it’s important enough to get it checked. It’s a simple check. Six months, a year, and then it starts spreading and then you start to feel symptoms and it’s a more serious situation. So that’s a big thing; you can save lives with early detection.”
NATE SOLDER REVEALS HE WAS TREATED FOR TESTICULAR CANCER PRIOR TO LAST SEASON
04.21.15 at 8:24 am ET
By Ryan Hannable
Nate Solder
In an interview with ESPN Boston’s Mike Reiss, Patriots left tackle Nate Solderrevealed he was diagnosed and treated for testicular cancer prior to the 2014 season. He said he first became suspicious right before his season physical. After the physical he received an ultrasound and three days later he had surgery.
“I knew nothing about it. It was a complete surprise,” Solder said to Reiss. “You Google something like that and it kind of scares you, so I was like, ‘I’m not going to freak out about this.’ Had I not had a routine physical, I probably wouldn’t have checked it, saying, ‘Oh, it’s just in my head, I’m going to be fine.'”
Solder is now out to raise awareness, urging people to get checkups regularly to raise early detection. Solder still goes to Mass General for checkups every three months, and everything has gone as expected so far and there is optimism it will continue to moving forward.
“I was completely healthy, I’m a professional athlete. It can happen to anybody,” Solder said. “Make sure you get yourself checked out, especially young men, because that’s who it’s really targeted toward.”
The left tackle credited his Christian faith and his wife Lexi along with his family with helping him deal with the process.
“The biggest thing is letting people know and giving them the information. And maybe giving people some courage that if they are in a situation like I was, maybe they would go and say something, and that could make a difference,” he said.
“It’s more common than people realize. A lot of people are either afraid to do it, or they don’t think it’s important enough to get it checked. It’s a simple check. Six months, a year, and then it starts spreading and then you start to feel symptoms and it’s a more serious situation. So that’s a big thing; you can save lives with early detection.”
