1. The FC Union Berlin football team was tested for testicular cancer on Thursday. As the Bundesliga club announced on Friday, squad players and supervisors were subjected to a urine test by Charité Berlin doctors. Under the direction of union team doctor Clemens Gwinner, medical tests were conducted on the premises of Alte Forsterei.
The team “accepted the offer without exception”
The union’s managing director, Oliver Ruhrt, expressed his gratitude to the charity “for being able to offer this check-up to our players” in the club’s announcement. A compliment also goes to the team “who took this offer without exception”.
The club’s statement continued, “The recent increase in the number of testicular cancer diagnoses in the Bundesliga was shocking, but also increased awareness of the importance of preventive medical screening.”
In recent months several Bundesliga players have been diagnosed with testicular cancer, including the union defender Timo Baumgartly, who then had to undergo surgery and chemotherapy. now he can Defender again part of team trainingcompletes.
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