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Cancer that develops in the testicles, a part of the male reproductive system.

Dr. Geoffrey Rutledge reviewed this

39 year experience in Internal Medicine

Is a type of:

Testicular disorders • Male urogenital diseases • Cancer • Endocrine tumors

How long it usually lasts:

Chronic (lasts years to lifelong)

How common it is:

Rare
Baby
0-2
Rare
Preteen
6-13
Rare
Teenager
14-18
Very common
Young adult
19-40
Very common
Middle-aged adult
41-60
Very common

How it can usually be treated?

Can be cured with medical treatment

How is it usually diagnosed?

Requires diagnosis by a medical professional

Body locations

Pelvis

Symptoms

Back pain
Scrotum swelling
Scrotal swelling
Scrotum discomfort
Testicular pain
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Medications

Ratings show how effective doctors think these medications are at treating Testicular cancer
Etoposide
3.8
11 reviews
Cisplatin
3.8
8 reviews
Bleomycin
3.7
14 reviews
Ifosfamide
3.3
11 reviews
Dactinomycin
2.4
7 reviews
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Procedures

Ratings show how effective doctors think these procedures are at treating Testicular cancer

Surgery

Testicle removal
4.8
21 reviews

Tests

GGT
Lactate dehydrogenase
Alpha fetoprotein and AFP l3
HCG level

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