Avail Best Treatment To Say Goodbye To Cancer

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.

Testicles have 2 main functions:

-: It produces male hormones (androgens) such as testosterone.

-: It produces sperm, the male cells which is needed to fertilize a female egg cell to start a pregnancy.Cancer that starts in the testicles is called Testicular Cancer. To understand this cancer better one needs to know about the normal structure and function of the testicles.

Symptoms of Testicular Cancer:

A symptoms is something the patient feels or reports,while a sign is something other people, a doctor, may detect. For example, pain may be a symptom while a

rash could be a sign.You must visit doctor if you have following symptoms:

:- ​ A lump or swelling in a testicle (painless)

:- ​ Pain in a testicle or scrotum

:- ​ Discomfort in a testicle or scrotum

:- ​ A sensation of heaviness in the scrotum

:- ​ A dull ache in the lower back

:- ​ A dull ache in the groin

:- ​ A dull ache in the abdomen

:- ​ A sudden accumulation of fluid in the scrotum

:- ​ Extreme weakness

Even though testicular cancer can spread to the lymph nodes,it hardly ever travels to other organs. If the cancer does spread, the patient may experience:-

:- ​ Coughing

:- ​ Breathing difficulties

:- ​ Swallowing difficulties

Types of treatment:

Treatment depends on the stage of the cancer, overall health condition and

preferences. The treatment option used can be three different types:

Surgical treatment:

:-Involves removal of the testicle and some lymph nodes.

:-Can be used to treat both-seminoma and the nonseminoma.

Radiation Therapy:

:-Uses high energy radiation to kill cancer cells and shrink tumors.

:-Is used to treat stage2 seminoma (tumor of the testes):-Never used as primary therapy for nonseminoma.

Chemotherapy:

:-Involves anti-cancer drugs to kill cancer cells.

:-Is usually prescribed to patients with advanced testicular cancer

-Two commonly used drugs are cisplatin and bleomycin.

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