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• Cancer >> Testicular Cancer >> Age Group 20 - 30 >> Interview 32 >> Believes that it is better if others acknowledge that treatment may be tough or unpleasant.

Born with only one testicle. Testicular cancer (seminoma) diagnosed in 2000, followed by orchidectomy and hormone treatment. Aug. 2001, laparoscopy to check there was no undescended right testicle; no secondary tumours found. Sep. 2001, radiotherapy to prevent recurrence. Then lump found in groin, a malignant lymph node. Surgery to remove node, followed by chemotherapy.

• Cancer >> Testicular Cancer >> Age Group 31 - 40 >> Interview 08 >> Explains why he had a Hickman line installed in his chest for chemotherapy.

Testicular cancer (teratoma) diagnosed in 1995, with secondary tumours in abdomen. Orchidectomy followed by four cycles of chemotherapy (each cycle over three weeks with 6 days in hospital).

• Cancer >> Testicular Cancer >> Age Group 20 - 30 >> Interview 25 >> Explains what it was like to have a short session of chemotherapy to prevent cancer spread.

Testicular cancer (seminoma) diagnosed in 2001; orchidectomy. No evidence of secondary tumours; one treatment of chemotherapy (only half an hour) to prevent recurrence.

• Cancer >> Testicular Cancer >> Age Group 20 - 30 >> Interview 12 >> Describes his experience of the chemotherapy that he had to cure the spread of his teratoma.

A lump was first found in the neck in 2000. After a biopsy, testicular cancer (teratoma) was diagnosed, and other secondary tumours found in lungs and abdomen; 5 cycles of chemotherapy (each cycle over 3 weeks, with 3 days in hospital); then surgery- biopsy of an abdominal tumour - found to be dead tissue.

• Cancer >> Testicular Cancer >> Age Group 31 - 40 >> Interview 43 >> Explains that chemotherapy damaged his lungs and kidneys.

Testicular cancer (teratoma) with secondary tumours in lung and abdomen diagnosed in 1997. Orchidectomy, followed by 5 months of chemotherapy (10 days in hospital each month).

• Cancer >> Testicular Cancer >> Age Group 41 - 50 >> Interview 38 >> Explains what it was like to have a short session of chemotherapy to prevent cancer spread.

Testicular cancer (seminoma) diagnosed in 2001; orchidectomy. No secondary tumours found, but one session of just one hour of chemotherapy as an outpatient to prevent recurrence.

• Cancer >> Testicular Cancer >> Age Group 20 - 30 >> Interview 42 >> Explains what life was like in hospital when he had chemotherapy to cure the spread of his teratoma.

Testicular cancer (teratoma) and secondary tumours diagnosed in 1994. Orchidectomy and 5 cycles of chemotherapy (each with 3 or 4 days in hospital and two weeks at home). In Feb. 1995 major surgery (left thoraco-abdominal retroperitoneal lymph node dissection) to remove a secondary tumour in the abdomen, near to the spine.

• Cancer >> Testicular Cancer >> Age Group 31 - 40 >> Interview 31 >> Explains what life was like in hospital while having chemotherapy to cure the spread of the seminoma.

Testicular cancer diagnosed in 1999, with secondary tumours in the abdomen. Orchidectomy and chemotherapy (3 cycles with 2 days in hospital and one week at home for each cycle).

• Cancer >> Testicular Cancer >> Age Group 31 - 40 >> Interview 14 >> Explains what it was like to have high doses of chemotherapy, administered via a Hickman line.

Testicular cancer (teratoma) diagnosed in 1995; orchidectomy. Secondary tumours in liver, lungs and abdomen; 10 weeks chemotherapy; then a higher dose of chemotherapy and a stem cell transplant; in 1997 recurrence of a secondary tumour in the neck, which was surgically removed.

• Cancer >> Testicular Cancer >> Age Group 51 - 55 >> Interview 04 >> Arthur Frank recalls that losing his hair was one of the most traumatic moments of his illness.

Arthur W. Frank, diagnosed testicular cancer (seminoma) in October 1985. Orchidectomy followed by chemotherapy for secondary abdominal tumours. Author of At the Will of the Body (Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1991; new edition 2002), and The Wounded Storyteller: Body, Illness and Ethics (University of Chicago, 1995).

• Cancer >> Testicular Cancer >> Age Group 41 - 50 >> Interview 38 >> Explains why he agreed to have chemotherapy even though he would have preferred surveillance.

Testicular cancer (seminoma) diagnosed in 2001; orchidectomy. No secondary tumours found, but one session of just one hour of chemotherapy as an outpatient to prevent recurrence.

• Cancer >> Testicular Cancer >> Age Group 51 - 55 >> Interview 04 >> Arthur Frank explains that complementary treatments may be useful to help minimise the side effects of chemotherapy.

Arthur W. Frank, diagnosed testicular cancer (seminoma) in October 1985. Orchidectomy followed by chemotherapy for secondary abdominal tumours. Author of At the Will of the Body (Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1991; new edition 2002), and The Wounded Storyteller: Body, Illness and Ethics (University of Chicago, 1995).

• Cancer >> Testicular Cancer >> Age Group 31 - 40 >> Interview 08 >> Recalls that he was constantly sick during the chemotherapy and lost a lot of weight.

Testicular cancer (teratoma) diagnosed in 1995, with secondary tumours in abdomen. Orchidectomy followed by four cycles of chemotherapy (each cycle over three weeks with 6 days in hospital).

• Cancer >> Testicular Cancer >> Age Group 20 - 30 >> Interview 44 >> Recalls that he wasn't sick and that he felt better than he expected during the chemotherapy.

Testicular cancer (teratoma and seminoma) diagnosed in 1998. Orchidectomy, and active monitoring (surveillance). In December 1999 secondary abdominal tumour found, followed by 3 months chemotherapy (each cycle 3 days in hospital followed by 2 weeks at home), and then in April 2000 major surgery to remove remains of an abdominal tumour.

• Cancer >> Testicular Cancer >> Age Group 41 - 50 >> Interview 39 >> Explains that he did not mind losing his hair, partly because it convinced others that he was indeed ill.

In 1996, a lump was found at top of one leg. A biopsy of the lump led to a diagnosis of testicular cancer (seminoma). Chemotherapy for three months. Had 4 days in hospital for each cycle of chemotherapy.

• Cancer >> Testicular Cancer >> Age Group 20 - 30 >> Interview 44 >> Explains that he caught an infection because his immune system was affected by chemotherapy.

Testicular cancer (teratoma and seminoma) diagnosed in 1998. Orchidectomy, and active monitoring (surveillance). In December 1999 secondary abdominal tumour found, followed by 3 months chemotherapy (each cycle 3 days in hospital followed by 2 weeks at home), and then in April 2000 major surgery to remove remains of an abdominal tumour.

• Cancer >> Testicular Cancer >> Age Group 20 - 30 >> Interview 12 >> Explains that he became very anaemic and was prone to infection as the result of the chemotherapy.

A lump was first found in the neck in 2000. After a biopsy, testicular cancer (teratoma) was diagnosed, and other secondary tumours found in lungs and abdomen; 5 cycles of chemotherapy (each cycle over 3 weeks, with 3 days in hospital); then surgery- biopsy of an abdominal tumour - found to be dead tissue.

• Cancer >> Testicular Cancer >> Age Group 41 - 50 >> Interview 39 >> Explains that the chemotherapy affected his hearing and gave him tinnitus (ringing in his ears).

In 1996, a lump was found at top of one leg. A biopsy of the lump led to a diagnosis of testicular cancer (seminoma). Chemotherapy for three months. Had 4 days in hospital for each cycle of chemotherapy.

• Cancer >> Testicular Cancer >> Age Group 51 - 55 >> Interview 03 >> Explains that he continued to have sex during chemotherapy, and his wife didn't notice any difference in sensation.

Testicular cancer (teratoma) diagnosed in 1996; orchidectomy. No evidence of secondary tumours; three cycles of chemotherapy (each cycle over three weeks with three days in hospital) to prevent recurrence.

• Cancer >> Testicular Cancer >> Age Group 41 - 50 >> Interview 11 >> Explains that sperm samples can be produced at home if you live near the hospital.

Testicular cancer (probably teratoma) diagnosed, and secondary abdominal tumour, in 1984. Orchidectomy and 4 cycles of chemotherapy (each cycle three weeks, 1 week in hospital and 2 home), followed by 5 weeks radiotherapy (5 treatments per week). Then surgery to remove abdominal tumour (dead tissue), the appendix and malignant cells near to the appendix.

• Cancer >> Testicular Cancer >> Age Group 20 - 30 >> Interview 12 >> Explains how he banked some sperm in case he wanted children in the future.

A lump was first found in the neck in 2000. After a biopsy, testicular cancer (teratoma) was diagnosed, and other secondary tumours found in lungs and abdomen; 5 cycles of chemotherapy (each cycle over 3 weeks, with 3 days in hospital); then surgery- biopsy of an abdominal tumour - found to be dead tissue.

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Chemotherapy

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Side effects of chemotherapy

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Side effects of chemotherapy