As it is one of the earliest tumours to be cured, a lot of studies have highlighted the late side effects of cancer and its different treatment modalities including surgery, radiotherapy and chemotherapy. While we are trying to identify the population at higher risk of platinum based chemotherapy...
While early detection, diagnosis, and treatment are all important factors for treating the disease, fertility and quality of life are also important issues to address in patients with testicular cancer. Nurses must provide patient instruction regarding chemotherapy, surgery, fertility, and side effects ...
Chemotherapy or surgery to remove lymph nodes at the back of the abdomen. Stage 2 The cancer may or may not have grown outside the testicle but has spread to nearby lymph nodes.Stage 2 can have 3 different scenarios: Testicular cancer has affected at least one lymph node and the tumor is...
The combination of surgery and cisplatin-based chemotherapy has resulted in a cure rate of >90% in patients with testicular cancer, although some patients become refractory to chemotherapy or have a late relapse; an improved understanding of the molecular determinants underlying tumour sensitivity and ...
To describe the pathophysiologic mechanisms, histologic and clinical staging, diagnosis, and medical and nursing management of testicular cancer.Published studies, review articles, and Physician Data Query database.Testicular cancer is a complex disease resulting from transformation of gonadal tissues. The ...
Surgery to remove his testicle and lymph nodes involved an incision in Ronal Salvador's abdomen, an intense experience for him. (Courtesy Ronal Salvador) This type of cancer doesn’t have many noticeable symptoms other than a lump on the testicles — "usually...
In case the testicular cancer has advanced then further surgery may be performed to get rid of the affected lymph nodes along with chemotherapy and a combination of various medicines.Alternatively if the testicular cancer is at stage 4, wherein the cancer has spread to other body parts, then ...
Influence o f extent of surgery Histology Relapse totaupatients Complete Difficult Incomplete Fibrosishecrosis Differentiated teratoma Residual cancer 0/28 (0%) 3/6 (50%) - 7/68 (10 %) 2/7 (29 %) 4/4 (100 %) 8/21 (38%) 3/3 (100%) 3/3 (100%) Overall 15/117 (13%) 8/16...
It has been predicted that around 410 men die each year due to testicular cancer. These deaths are from cancers that spread from the testicles to other body parts and could not be treated with surgery, chemotherapy, radiation therapy or other types of treatments. The five-year survival rate ...
Testicular germ cell tumours (TGCTs) are the most common cause of cancer in men between the ages of 15 and 40 years, and, overall, the majority of patients should expect to be cured. The European Germ Cell Cancer Consensus Group has provided clear guidel