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Discovery :
Signs and symptoms of testicular cancer
Delays in seeing a specialist
Investigations
Your ideas about causes of testicular cancer
Finding information
Waiting for results

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
Side effects of chemotherapy
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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Sex
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Testicular Cancer

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

Cancer >> Testicular Cancer >> Age Group 41 - 50 >> Interview 05 >> Explains what his cancerous lump looked like on the ultrasound screen.

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 31 - 40 >> Interview 10 >> Describes what it is like to have an ultrasound test.

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

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