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Discovery :
Signs and symptoms of testicular cancer
Delays in seeing a specialist
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Finding information
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Reaction to diagnosis :
How it affects you
How it affects family relationships
How it affects others

Treatments & side effects :
Orchidectomy
Further surgery
Chemotherapy
Radiotherapy
Hormone treatment
Complementary approaches
Talking to doctors
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Side effects of surgery (orchidectomy)
Side effects of radiotherapy
Side effects of hormone treatment
Surveillance:
- Surveillance after teratoma
- Surveillance after seminoma

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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 10 >> Explains that he tried acupuncture for his indigestion but that he found the dietary advice was more helpful.

Testicular cancer (seminoma) diagnosed in 1994; orchidectomy. No evidence of secondary tumours, but 15 treatments with radiotherapy to prevent recurrence.

Cancer >> Testicular Cancer >> Age Group 31 - 40 >> Interview 34 >> Explains that it was important for him to take control and change his life-style.

Testicular cancer (seminoma) diagnosed in 2001; orchidectomy. No secondary tumours found; 10 days of radiotherapy planned to prevent recurrence.

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