Testicular Cancer What is Testicular Cancer Cancer that

Testicular Cancer

What is Testicular Cancer? Cancer that starts in the testicles is called testicular cancer. There an estimated 9, 310 new cases of testicular cancer that will be diagnosed this year Many different types of testicular cancer exist.

Types of Testicular Cancer Seminomas: Slow-growing ▶ Classical seminoma ▶ Spermatocytic seminoma

Non-Seminomas: Quicker growing ▶ ▶ Embryonal carcinoma Yolk sac carcinoma Choriocarcinoma Teratoma ▶ Mature teratomas ▶ Immature teratomas ▶ Teratomas with somatic type malignancy

Other Testicular Growths Stromal tumors: Non-cancerous ▶Leydig cell tumors ▶Sertoli cell tumors

Testicular Cancer Statistics In the year 2018: ▶ About 9, 310 new cases of testicular cancer will be diagnosed ▶ About 400 men will die of testicular cancer In a lifetime: ▶ About 1 of every 263 males will develop testicular cancer at some point during his life ▶ Average at the time of diagnosis of testicular cancer is about 33 ▶ Largely a disease of young and middle-aged men, but about 7% of cases occur in children and teens, and about 7% occur in men over the age of 55 ▶ A man’s lifetime risk of dying from this cancer is very low: about 1 in 5, 000

Testicular Cancer Risk Factors ▶ Age ▶ An undescended testicle ▶ Family history of testicular cancer ▶ HIV infection ▶ Carcinoma in situ of the testicle ▶ Having had testicular cancer before ▶ Being of a certain race/ethnicity ▶ Body size

Signs and Symptoms ▶ Hard lumps or nodules on either testicle or a change in how the testicle looks or feels. ▶ Swelling in the scrotum, sometimes caused by a sudden buildup of fluid. ▶ A dull ache in the lower abdomen or the scrotum. ▶ Pain, discomfort or a feeling of heaviness in the scrotum. ▶ Enlarged or swollen breasts, caused by the secretion of hormones that stimulate breast growth by the testicular tumor.

How is Testicular Cancer Diagnosed? ▶Ultrasound ▶Blood tests ▶Surgery ▶CT scans ▶MRI scans ▶PET Scan ** ▶Bone Scan ** ** Used if cancer has metastasized

Treatment Depending on the type and stage of the cancer and other factors, treatment options for testicular cancer can include: ▶ Surgery ▶ Radiation therapy ▶ Chemotherapy (chemo) ▶ High-dose chemotherapy and stem cell transplant In some cases, more than one of type of treatment might be used.

Survival Rates ▶ The five-year survival rate is 95%. ▶ The survival rate is higher for men diagnosed with early-stage cancer and lower for men with later-stage cancer

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