Testicular Cancer

TESTICULAR CANCER TREATMENTS₁

Stage I Testicular Cancer₁
Treatment of stage I testicular cancer depends on whether the cancer is a seminoma or a nonseminoma.

Treatment of seminoma may include the following:

* Surgery to remove the testicle, with or without radiation therapy to lymph nodes in the abdomen after the surgery, with lifelong follow-up.
* Surgery to remove the testicle, followed by chemotherapy and lifelong follow-up.

Treatment of nonseminoma may include the following ₂:

* Surgery to remove the testicle and lymph nodes in the abdomen, with lifelong follow-up.
* Surgery to remove the testicle, with lifelong follow-up.
* Surgery followed by chemotherapy for patients at high risk of recurrence, with lifelong follow-up.

Stage II Testicular Cancer₁

Treatment of stage II testicular cancer depends on whether the cancer is a seminoma or a nonseminoma.

Treatment of seminoma may include the following:

* When the tumor is 5 centimeters or smaller, treatment is usually surgery to remove the testicle followed by radiation therapy to lymph nodes in the abdomen and pelvis, with lifelong follow-up.
* When the tumor is larger than 5 centimeters, treatment is usually surgery to remove the testicle followed by combination chemotherapy or radiation therapy to lymph nodes in the abdomen and pelvis, with lifelong follow-up.

Treatment of nonseminoma may include the following:

* Surgery to remove the testicle and lymph nodes, with lifelong follow-up.
* Surgery to remove the testicle and lymph nodes, followed by combination chemotherapy and lifelong follow-up.
* Surgery to remove the testicle followed by combination chemotherapy and a second surgery if cancer remains, with lifelong follow-up.
* Combination chemotherapy before surgery to remove the testicle, for cancer that has spread and is thought to be life-threatening.
* A clinical trial of combination chemotherapy instead of removing the lymph nodes.

Stage III Testicular Cancer₁

Treatment of stage III testicular cancer depends on whether the cancer is a seminoma or a nonseminoma.

Treatment of seminoma may include the following:

* Surgery to remove the testicle followed by combination chemotherapy. Any tumor remaining after treatment will need lifelong follow-up.
* A clinical trial of a new therapy.
* A clinical trial of high-dose chemotherapy with bone marrow transplant.

Treatment of nonseminoma may include the following:

* Surgery to remove the testicle, followed by combination chemotherapy.
* Combination chemotherapy followed by surgery to remove any remaining tumor. Additional chemotherapy may be given if the tumor tissue removed contains cancer cells that are growing.
* Combination chemotherapy combined with radiation therapy to the brain for cancer that has spread to the brain.
* Combination chemotherapy before surgery to remove the testicle, for cancer that has spread and is thought to be life-threatening.
* A clinical trial of a new therapy.
* A clinical trial of high-dose chemotherapy with bone marrow transplant.

Recurrent Testicular Cancer^₂

Treatment depends on what the cancer cells look like under a microscope, where the cancer recurred (came back), and other factors. Treatment options include systemic chemotherapy, high-dose systemic chemotherapy with autologous bone marrow transplantation, surgery, and clinical trials testing new chemotherapy drugs. Recurrent Testicular Cancer
Treatment depends on what the cancer cells look like under a microscope, where the cancer recurred (came back), and other factors. Treatment options include systemic chemotherapy, high-dose systemic chemotherapy with autologous bone marrow transplantation, surgery, and clinical trials testing new chemotherapy drugs.₂

References
1. http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/pdq/treatment/testicular/Patient/page5
2. http://www.tc-cancer.com/treatment.html

TESTICULAR CANCER RESOURCES
TC cancer.com

National Cancer Institute

Sloan-Kettering

Mayo Clinic

Sean Kimerling Testicular Cancer Foundation

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