What to do when you discover testicular cancer. Helping patients overcome fear and choose treatment.
As one patient put it after hearing his treatment options for a stage I testicular tumor, "If you're gonna have cancer, this is about as easy a road as you get." With recognition of the importance of orchiectomy, development of the nerve-sparing lymph node dissection procedure, and availability of modern chemotherapy regimens, testicular cancer has become one of the most curable neoplasms. In this article, two oncologists discuss types of testicular tumor, patient evaluation, disease staging, risk categorization, and treatment selection. A patient handout on self-examination follows.
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D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001294:Attitude to Health; D018237:Germinoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D012307:Risk Factors; D013736:Testicular Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000628:therapy
D000970:Antineoplastic Agents