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Men With Testicular Cancer May Have New Treatment Option
- Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
- April 3, 2023
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Some patients with early testicular cancer may not need chemotherapy and radiation, researchers report.
Instead, surgery to remove lymph nodes in an area behind the abdomen lining called the retroperitoneum may be enough, according to their new study.
“We found...
Biden Relaunches Cancer Moonshot Initiative
- Robert Preidt and Robin Foster
- February 3, 2022
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President Joe Biden announced Wednesday that he is giving a new push to the cancer moonshot initiative that he first led during the Obama administration.
In his announcement, Biden said the program ...
Guys, Take the Lead in Self-Checks for Testicular Cancer
- April 11, 2021
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Young men should become familiar with symptoms of testicular cancer and know how to do self-exams, an expert says.
Though testicular cancer accounts for less than 1% of all male cancers in the United States, it typically occurs in men between the ages of 20 and 34. Cure ...
Almost 90,000 Young American Adults Will Get Cancer This Year: Report
- E.J. Mundell
- September 18, 2020
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Nearly 90,000 Americans between 15 and 39 years of age will be diagnosed with cancer this year and more than 9,200 will die, a new report projects.
One hematologist who deals with younger cancer patients said the shock of a diagnosis at this point in their lives can...
Mother and Son Draw Hope, Healing From Shared Cancer Treatment
- Serena Gordon
- September 17, 2020
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Families bond over lots of shared experiences -- but one Leslie Seigel and her adult son, Josh, never expected to share was battling cancer.
Soon after Leslie finished chemotherapy for an aggressive form of breast cancer, however, Josh found himself waging his own ba...
'Less Is More' When it Comes to Testicular Cancer Chemo, Study Suggests
- E.J. Mundell
- January 9, 2020
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Treatment with half the typical amount of chemotherapy can still prevent the return of one type of testicular cancer, a new study suggests.
Giving patients with the "non-seminoma" form of testicular tumor just one cycle of chemotherapy was just as effective at preve...
Testicular Cancer Treatment Unlikely to Trigger Birth Defects
- Steven Reinberg
- June 4, 2019
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New research should reassure dads-to-be who've had testicular cancer that treatment with radiation or chemotherapy doesn't raise the risk of fathering babies with birth defects.
"Our research set out to investigate whether treatment for the most common cancer among y...
Baby Monkey May Offer Hope to Preserving Fertility of Kids With Cancer
- Amy Norton
- March 21, 2019
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She's cute, and perhaps a medical breakthrough.
Scientists say they have used frozen testicular tissue to achieve the birth of a healthy baby monkey named Grady -- a success they hope to eventually translate to childhood cancer survivors whose treatment has left them...
Testicular Cancer Treatment Doesn't Always Doom Fertility
- Robert Preidt
- February 26, 2019
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Young men diagnosed with testicular cancer often worry that treating the disease may jeopardize their chances of having children, but new research should ease their minds.
In the study, sperm counts rebounded in men who received one course of chemotherapy or radiatio...
Testicular Cancer a Bigger Threat to Young Men
- Robert Preidt
- January 2, 2019
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Testicular cancer occurs most often in young men, and they need to know the signs of the disease, a urologist says.
Testicular cancer is relatively rare -- about 9,000 new cases will be diagnosed this year in the United States -- but it is the most commonly diagnosed...