Testicular Cancer (DRAFT)

Testicular cancer is the most common cancer affecting males from 15 to 35. A painless lump in the testicle is a sign to see a doctor. If diagnosed and treated early, testicular cancer has a high cure rate.

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At Phoebe Cancer Center, our team of experts will tailor a treatment plan that aligns with the latest medical breakthroughs while also considering your unique needs. Our treatment program uses a multi-disciplinary team approach to deliver the highest level of care throughout our patients’ journey, from prevention to treatment and survivorship.

 

Types of Testicular Cancers We Treat:

About 90% of all testicular cancer arises from germ cells in your testicles that clump together to form a mass or tumor. Germ cells eventually develop into sperm. Two types of testicular cancer arise from germ cells. Cells can be classified as seminoma, nonseminoma, or a combination of both.

  • Seminoma: Slow-growing cancer that primarily affects people in their 40s or 50s.
  • Non-seminoma: Cancer that grows more rapidly than seminomas. It mainly affects people in their late teens, 20s and early 30s. There are four types of non-seminoma tumors. Each is named after the type of germ cell that makes up the tumor. Non-seminoma tumors include embryonal carcinoma, yolk sac carcinoma, choriocarcinoma and teratoma.
  • Some testicular cancer tumors consist of both seminoma and non-seminoma cells.

Treatment

Treatment of testicular cancer depends on many factors, including your health, treatment preferences, cancer stage, and tumor type. Seminomas tend to grow more slowly and respond better to radiation therapy than non-seminomas. Both kinds of testicular cancer tumors respond well to chemotherapy treatments. If testicular cancer involves both seminoma and non-seminoma tumors, your provider will treat it as a non-seminoma.

Typically, the three types of treatment range from surgical removal of the testicle, or orchiectomy, radiation and chemotherapy.

Our Team Approach

Our full team approach to cancer care, means providing a highly collaborative effort to deliver comprehensive cancer care to our cancer patients. This multidisciplinary approach engages a range of providers across our care community, to ensure we look at every angle for each patients’ unique case.

For more information, please call:
229-312-7124

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Cancer Support Group

At times, we just need to be with a group of people who truly understand the concerns and celebrations we face on our cancer journey.

Our Survivorship Support Group generally meets on the 1st Thursday of the month at noon.

Please call 229-312-1000 to confirm this month’s schedule or to get more information about our cancer support groups.