NEW YORK (AP) ― Eric Shanteau, who decided to put off surgery for testicular cancer until after the Olympics, has been cleared to head to Beijing with the U.S. swim team. "It's just a big weight off my shoulders, more than anything else," Shanteau told The Associated Press in a telephone interview Wednesday. "I'm walking a little lighter right now, which is great." Since being diagnosed last month, he's been closely monitored to make sure there's no sign the cancer is spreading. This week, after getting the results of a final round of blood tests before the team breaks camp in Palo Alto, Calif., the 24-year-old swimmer was given the go-ahead to make the trip overseas. The Americans leave Friday for a final round of training in Singapore, then travel to Beijing on Aug. 4. The swimming competition begins five days later....
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