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Family History of Thyroid Disease
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Iodide overdose
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Non-Cancerous Growth on Pituitary Gland
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Graves disease is an autoimmune disorder that involves overactivity of the thyroid gland (hyperthyroidism.
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Are people with Graves' disease more prone to developing other autoimmune problems?
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Testicular cancer is a disease in which cancer cells are discovered in one or both testicles. The testicles, also known as testes or gonads, are located in a pouch beneath the penis called the scrotum.
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Testicular cancer is an abnormal, rapid, and invasive growth of cancerous (malignant) cells in the testicles (male sex glands adjacent to the penis.
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Detailed information on testicular cancer, including symptoms, staging, causes, risk factors, prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and testicular self-examination
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What Is Testicular Cancer?Testicular cancer is cancer that begins in one of the 2 egg-shaped male sex glands.
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What Are the Symptoms of Testicular Cancer?If you have testicular cancer, you may notice certain warning signs, or symptoms.
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Expert-reviewed information summary about the treatment of testicular cancer.
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Sexual Relationships and Testicular CancerWhether the changes you experience are short-term or long lasting, you can find ways to feel good about yourself and to be intimate with your partner. Remember to be patient and give yourself time.
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Statistics About Testicular Cancer Some people use statistical reports to try to figure out their chance of getting cancer. Or they use them to try to figure out their chance of being cured.
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Expert-reviewed information summary about tests used to detect or screen for testicular cancer.
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Am I At Risk for Testicular Cancer?Certain factors can make one man more likely to get testicular cancer than another man.
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How Can I Prevent Testicular Cancer?Researchers are still learning what exactly causes testicular cancer.
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How Does My Doctor Know I Have Testicular Cancer?If you have symptoms that could be caused by testicular cancer, your doctor will run a series of tests to find out.The symptoms of testicular cancer can also be signs of less serious problems.
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Can I Be Checked for Testicular Cancer Before I Have Symptoms?Screening tests check for signs of disease in people who don’t have symptoms.
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How Testicular Cancer SpreadsThe way a cancer tends to go if it spreads beyond the site of the original tumor is called itspathophysiology.Both seminomas and nonseminomas tend to spread to lymph nodes in the back part of the abdomen. This area is ...
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Types and Goals of Treatment for Testicular CancerTreatment for testicular cancer may be either local or systemic.Local treatmentsremove, destroy, or control the cancer cells in one area. Surgery and radiation therapy are local treatments.Systemic...
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The ins and outs of screening for testicular and prostate cancers, including an in-depth discussion of the benefits and drawbacks of the leading prostate cancer test, the prostate specific antigen test.
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Testicular cancer is a type of cancer that typically develops in men ages 20 to 35. It can be treated and is usually curable.
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To win the Tour de France seven years in a row, Lance Armstrong beat exhausting 2,300-mile courses, dozens of competitors—and cancer.
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Testicular Cancer FAQQ: What is testicular cancer?A:Testicular cancer is cancer that starts in the testicles.
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Testicular cancer is a disease in which cancer cells are discovered in one or both testicles. The testicles, also known as testes or gonads, are located in a pouch beneath the penis called the scrotum.
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Understanding Your Stage of Testicular CancerIf cancer is found in your testicles, your doctor will need to find out how far along the cancer is. This is calledstaging.Testicular cancer staging includes the traits of the primary tumor.
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Understanding Your Type of Testicular CancerIf you have testicular cancer, your doctor will want to find out what type it is. Knowing the type helps your doctor decide the best way to treat it.More than 90% of testicular cancers begin in a type of...
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What to Know About Surgery for Testicular CancerSurgery is usually the first treatment for testicular cancer. This is usually followed by either radiation or chemotherapy.
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What to Know About Chemotherapy for Testicular CancerChemotherapy uses drugs to kill cancer cells. Cancer cells divide quickly.
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What to Know About Radiation for Testicular CancerRadiation therapy kills cancer cells by directing strong X-rays at your cancer. You see aradiation oncologistfor this treatment.This doctor specializes in the use of radiation to kill cancer cells.
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Researchers may know more about connections between diet and prostate cancer, but increased risk of testicular cancer has been linked to diet as well.
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My 27-year-old son had his left testicle removed to treat testicular cancer. His doctors are confident that he is cured, but we worry that he may develop cancer in his right testicle. What are the chances of a second cancer and what should he do about it?
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Do What You Can to Ease Side Effects of Treatment for Testicular CancerIn this section, you’ll learn more about how to cope with some of the most common symptoms of testicular cancer and side effects of treatment. You may not have all of these.
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Thyroid preparations are medications used to treat thyroid gland disorders. Overdose occurs when someone accidentally or intentionally takes more than the normal or recommended amount of such medications.
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Thyroiditis is inflammation of the thyroid gland, a butterfly-shaped organ next to the windpipe. The thyroid is the largest gland in the neck.
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Detailed information on postpartum thyroiditis, including risk factors, symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment
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Detailed information on postpartum thyroiditis, including risk factors, symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment
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Expert-reviewed information summary about the treatment of ovarian low-malignant potential tumors.
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