Collegiate and pro lax players will visit Crofton for fundraiser
By JAKE LINGER For The Capital
By JAKE LINGER For The Capital
Capital Gazette Communications
Published
07/29/08
Testicular cancer will claim 380 lives in 2008, according to the American Cancer Society, which also projects that more than 8,000 cases of the rarely fatal disease will be diagnosed during the same span.
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Matthew Miller, second from left, was in Florida with DeMatha High lacrosse team four weeks after the end of his chemo treatment for testicular cancer.
Matthew Miller, fortunately, is not one of those cases, but he was a statistic last November when the then-17-year-old senior at DeMatha Caholic High School in Hyattsville was diagnosed with the disease. Matt was a standout goalkeeper for the Stags lacrosse team, and he had hopes of furthering his lacrosse career at the collegiate level.
Thanks to early detection, Matt will have the opportunity to follow his dream of playing...
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