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Masculinity and self-image

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Masculinity and self-image

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• Cancer >> Testicular Cancer >> Age Group 41 - 50 >> Interview 22 >> Explains some of the advantages and disadvantages of having a false testicle.

Testicular cancer diagnosed in 1996; orchidectomy. No evidence of secondary tumours, but three cycles of chemotherapy (each cycle 2-3 days of treatment with a week in between at home) to prevent recurrence.

• Cancer >> Testicular Cancer >> Age Group 41 - 50 >> Interview 28 >> Explains how his false testicle was implanted and says that he is very pleased with it.

Testicular cancer (seminoma) diagnosed in 1987; orchidectomy. No secondary tumours, but radiotherapy 5 times a week for a month to prevent recurrence.

• Cancer >> Testicular Cancer >> Age Group 41 - 50 >> Interview 05 >> Says that he is glad he had a prosthesis and strongly recommends one for a man in his teens or twenties.

Testicular cancer (seminoma) diagnosed in 1997; orchidectomy. In 1998 lymph glands in abdomen and lungs appeared slightly larger than normal, so thoracoscopy, mediastinoscopy, and bronchoscopy to look for secondary tumours; none were found. One chemotherapy treatment to prevent recurrence.

• Cancer >> Testicular Cancer >> Age Group 41 - 50 >> Interview 05 >> Suggests that gender identity is not only about body shape but more to do with a state of mind.

Testicular cancer (seminoma) diagnosed in 1997; orchidectomy. In 1998 lymph glands in abdomen and lungs appeared slightly larger than normal, so thoracoscopy, mediastinoscopy, and bronchoscopy to look for secondary tumours; none were found. One chemotherapy treatment to prevent recurrence.

• Cancer >> Testicular Cancer >> Age Group 41 - 50 >> Interview 09 >> Suggests that masculinity and self-esteem may be affected by the loss of a testicle.

Testicular cancer (seminoma) diagnosed in 1999; orchidectomy. Some suspicion that the tumour had spread, so 17 treatments with radiotherapy over one month.

• Cancer >> Testicular Cancer >> Age Group 41 - 50 >> Interview 37 >> Explains that he felt a tremendous blow when his first testicle was removed.

Diagnosed with testicular cancer (seminoma) with secondary tumours in 1991, followed by right orchidectomy and chemotherapy. In 1993, pain in lower abdomen. Left testicle was found to be fibrosed and infected. Left orchidectomy, and testosterone replacement therapy. Also has kidney disease and diabetes as the result of treatment.

• Cancer >> Testicular Cancer >> Age Group 51 - 55 >> Interview 04 >> Recalls that he felt a great sense of 'loss' for a short while.

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 22 >> Suggests that he felt a loss of masculinity for a while, and that is partly why he had the prosthesis.

Testicular cancer diagnosed in 1996; orchidectomy. No evidence of secondary tumours, but three cycles of chemotherapy (each cycle 2-3 days of treatment with a week in between at home) to prevent recurrence.

• Cancer >> Testicular Cancer >> Age Group 41 - 50 >> Interview 37 >> Describes how he felt when he lost both testicles.

Diagnosed with testicular cancer (seminoma) with secondary tumours in 1991, followed by right orchidectomy and chemotherapy. In 1993, pain in lower abdomen. Left testicle was found to be fibrosed and infected. Left orchidectomy, and testosterone replacement therapy. Also has kidney disease and diabetes as the result of treatment.