Testicular cancer treatment and fertility

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Testicular cancer is a rare disease, accounting for only about 1% of cancers in men and about 5% of cancers of the genitourinary tract. There are many questions surrounding this disease, but the most interested is still whether testicular cancer can be treated or if testicular cancer can have children.
The most common age for testicular cancer in men is between 25 and 35 years old. The typical symptom of the disease is a hard and solid mass in the scrotum, but it does not cause pain.
The cause of testicular cancer is thought to be due to the patient having an undescended testicle (testicle located in the abdomen instead of the scrotum), testicular atrophy, or a family history of having a father or brother testicular cancer; The disease can also be caused by the use of hormonal drugs by the mother during pregnancy.

1. How is testicular cancer treated?

Testicular cancer is not contagious and can be completely cured. However, the treatment of testicular cancer depends on the type of cancer (spermoid and non-seminoma) and the stage of the disease:
Stage I: The cancer is confined to the testicle only. refund; Stage II: Cancer has spread to nearby lymph nodes; Stage III: Cancer has spread beyond the testicle. The mainstay of treatment for testicular cancer is surgical removal of the testicle with the tumor. After surgery, depending on the results of surgery, chemotherapy and radiation therapy can be combined. Surgical approach is applied to non-seminomatous cancers in the early stages of the disease. When the cancer has spread, radiation therapy is often used, if the cancer has spread further, chemotherapy is applied.
When the tumor metastasizes, the rate of successful testicular cancer treatment is over 73%. Depending on the stage and extent of metastasis of the tumor, the cure rate can be up to 99%.
If the disease is detected and treated at an early stage, it can be completely cured, the treatment cost is reduced and there are few complications. Patients after surgery for testicular cancer need to be re-examined to be monitored by doctors, in case the tumor recurs or metastasizes far away, which will be life-threatening.

2. Can testicular cancer have children?

Can I have children with testicular cancer? The answer is that removing a testicle does not affect a man's sex drive and fertility. If the patient is of reproductive age and wants to have children, they will be instructed to do more specialized tests on fertility and semen analysis, and also be instructed to store sperm before undergoing treatment for testicular cancer.
To prevent testicular cancer, men between the ages of 15 and 35 should self-examine their testicles at home by gently manipulating their scrotum at least once a month. This method is simple, easy to follow and apply. When palpating an abnormal solid mass in the scrotum and although it does not cause pain, the patient should go to a hospital or specialist clinic for a timely examination and treatment for testicular cancer.
Although it is a rare disease, if it is not detected and treated early, it will affect health, reduce quality of life, may lead to infertility and death. Therefore, men need to self-examine testicles so that testicular cancer can be detected and treated promptly.

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