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Discover how science tattooed me and aided in my five years free of testicular cancer with a tiny tattoo helping align treatments.

Written byCarl Zimmer
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Frank writes, "Hey there! I didn't tattoo science, science tattooed me! I'm coming up on being five years free of testicular cancer thanks in part to this tiny tattoo that helped the technicians correctly align my Guidant radiation treatments."

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