Chris Lofton's Cancer Scare

In case we needed another reason to think steroid testing is a good idea...

It can help players survive cancer.

Tennessee guard Chris Lofton told ESPN.com the remarkable story: a random drug test taken during the 2007 NCAA Tournament revealed elevated levels of a body chemical that can indicate steroid use. Or, as in Lofton's case, testicular cancer. Just days after the Vols' 2007 season ended, Lofton was in surgery. He spent last summer in radiation treatments, then returned to the Vols for his senior season.

Lofton's story is very similar to that of Denver Nuggets' center Nene, who was also diagnosed with testicular cancer as result of a random drug test.