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Types and Goals of Treatment for Testicular Cancer
Treatment for testicular cancer may be either local or systemic. Local treatments remove, destroy, or control the cancer cells in one area. Surgery and radiation therapy are local treatments. Systemic treatments destroy or control cancer cells throughout the whole body. Chemotherapy is a systemic treatment. You may have just one treatment or a mix of treatments.
Source:StayWell
Date:November 23, 2004
What to Know About Surgery for Testicular Cancer
Surgery is usually the first treatment for testicular cancer. This is usually followed by either radiation or chemotherapy. If the surgeon can remove all of your cancer, you may not need other treatments.
Source:StayWell
Date:November 23, 2004
What to Know About Chemotherapy for Testicular Ca...
Chemotherapy uses drugs to kill cancer cells. Cancer cells divide quickly. Chemotherapy drugs kill these quickly growing cells. It is called a systemic treatment because the drugs travel all through the body in your bloodstream. The drugs then kill cancer cells wherever they are in your body.
Source:StayWell
Date:November 23, 2004
What to Know About Radiation for Testicular Cancer
Radiation therapy kills cancer cells by directing strong X-rays at your cancer. You see a radiation oncologist for this treatment. This doctor specializes in the use of radiation to kill cancer cells. The doctor decides how often you need radiation and at what dose.
Source:StayWell
Date:November 23, 2004
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