what should I be worried about with testicular cancer?
Today i found out that my husband was diagnosed with testicular cancer, not a good thing since we are separated by two hundred or more miles(long story saved for another time). What should i worry about the most with testicular cancer? Will removing the tumor get rid of it all, or is more treatment needed? should i be sure that chemo or some other type of harsh treatment is needed?
google american cancer society…they have great links and reliable info,
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google american cancer society…they have great links and reliable info,
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You are fortunate because testicular cancer is highly treatable even if the cancer has spread beyond the testicle. I can’t really answer your questions without more info about his staging and whether the cancer had spread. You should have your husband bank some sperm now so that you can still have children should the treatments make him sterile. It is not a given that treatment will make him sterile but it is a possibility to prepare for. Surgery and chemo are often used against testicular cancer but you haven’t given enough info that would allow anything more than very general statements. If your husband sees a good oncologist and follows through with all his treatments he should do fine and live a normal life span. Here is a good web page to read up on the subject.
http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/testicular-cancer/DS00046
good luck to you both
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Carpal-t is right as far as collecting as much information as you can. Cancer is not a death sentence. If your husband has to have his testicles removed it in no way means he’s less of a man, anymore than a woman is less because she has had a hysterectomy. Check out Lance Armstrong’s web, he gives lots of info. Quite a few famous men have had testicular cancer and gone on to live happy normal lives. If he has to have additional treatment that should probably be left up to the oncologist.
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