Is surgery the only option for testicular cancer or are there any alternatives?
Understanding testicular cancer treatment sometimes feel confusing for many people, because every patient have different condition and doctor plan treatment step by step. But mostly doctors begin with surgery because it give the quickest and clearest result. This surgery remove the tumour from the testicle and help doctor confirm the exact cancer type after testing the tissue. The surgery is called orchiectomy, and it is usually simple and smooth. Many men go home same day or next day and start walking around in short time. The main purpose of surgery is to stop cancer from spreading to other parts of the body. But even if surgery is the first step, it is not the final treatment for all patients. After operation, doctor check the stage of cancer, the type of tumour, tumour markers in blood, and risk that cancer can come back again. Based on all this, doctor decide if patient need extra treatment or only regular follow-up. That is why proper consultation after surgery is very impo...