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The most common symptom of testicular cancer is a lump or swelling in your testicle. Testicular symptoms to look out for include: a lump or swelling in part of one testicle. a testicle that gets bigger. a heavy scrotum. discomfort or pain in your testicle or scrotum. The scrotum is the sack of skin that surrounds your testicles.
Testicular cancer. Testicular cancer is when abnormal cells in a testicle start to divide and grow in an uncontrolled way. The testicles are part of the male reproductive system.
Radiotherapy can damage the bone cells in the pelvic area, and also lower the blood supply to the bones. The bones can become weaker. This is called avascular necrosis. Damage to the bones can cause pain and can sometimes make it hard to walk or climb stairs. Your doctor will monitor you. They may check your bone strength with a DEXA scan. They ...
The operation normally takes about 30 minutes. The surgeon makes a cut in the groin and cuts the spermatic cord to remove the testicle. They might also remove nearby lymph nodes. In some men with very small tumours the surgeon removes only part of the testicle but this is very rare. It is called a partial orchidectomy.
The remaining testicle usually makes more testosterone (the male sex hormone) and sperm. This makes up for the removed testicle. But you might feel less like having sex, at least for a while, after your treatment. Side effects like feeling tired or sick can also lower your sex drive.
Testicular cancer and its treatments can cause a loss of interest in sex. This is also called a low libido or sex drive. This can be for a few different reasons including tiredness after treatment. Some people with testicular cancer worry that: you can pass on cancer cells to your partner during sex. ejaculation might make your cancer worse.
Testicular seminoma and non-seminoma: ESMO-EURACAN Clinical Practice Guideline for diagnosis, treatment and follow-up J. Oldenburg and others Annals of Oncology, 2022 Volume 33, Issue 4, pages 362 - 375. Suspected cancer: recognition and referral The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE), June 2015
When testicular cancer comes back it is called a relapse or recurrence. The aim of treatment is to cure your cancer. Treatment can usually still cure your cancer, even if it has spread to another part of your body. If your cancer does come back, it will most likely be within 2 years of finishing your treatment.
Testicular seminoma and non seminoma: ESMO Clinical Practice Guidelines for diagnosis, treatment and follow up J Oldenburg and others Annals of Oncology, 2013. Volume 24, Supplement 6, pages 125 - 132. EAU Guidelines on Testicular Cancer MP Laguna and others European Association of Urology 2021. Cancer and its Management (7th edition)
The testicles are made up of different types of cells. The type of cancer you have depends on the type of cell the cancer starts in. Most testicular cancers develop in germ cells. These are the cells that make sperm. Doctors put cancers that develop from germ cells into 2 main categories: seminoma. non seminoma.