What are the treatment methods for testicular cancer

  1.Surgery for testicular cancer The method of removing part of the testicle through the groin is called terminal inguinal orchiectomy. Patients who undergo this treatment may be concerned that having one testicle removed may affect their sexual performance and may cause them to become infertile. However, a man with only one healthy testicle can still have an erection and produce sperm normally. Therefore, surgical removal of one testicle will not render the patient sexually impotent or infertile. Furthermore, the surgeon can place an artificial testicle in the scrotum during the surgery. The artificial testicle weighs and feels just like a normal testicle, and an uninformed person cannot tell the difference between an artificial testicle and a natural testicle by its appearance. Some lymph nodes deep in the abdomen are also removed. Although this procedure does not affect the patient’s normal erection and orgasm, it can cause infertility because it may prevent ejaculation.  2.Radiation therapy for testicular cancer Radiation therapy is a method of using high-energy rays to kill cancer cells so as to make the tumor shrink. Radiation therapy is a localized therapy which only affects cancer cells in the treated area. To treat testicular cancer, doctors use a gas pedal outside the patient’s body to send high-energy rays at the abdominal lymph nodes. Spermatogonia are very sensitive to radiation. Non-seminogenic cells are not sensitive to radiation; therefore, radiation therapy is generally not used for patients with non-seminogenic cancers. Radiation therapy should be used after orchiectomy.  3.Testicular cancer chemotherapy Chemotherapy is a method to kill cancer cells in the whole body by anti-cancer drugs. Chemotherapy is usually used after surgery to kill the remaining cancer cells after surgery. This method is called adjuvant therapy. Chemotherapy may also be used as an initial treatment if the cancer is advanced. Most anti-cancer drugs are administered by injecting the drug directly into a vein.  We should really pay attention to testicular cancer dietary therapy in our life, because the occurrence of testicular cancer really brings too much harm to the patients. Knowing the relevant dietary therapy can help our patients do the right thing to stay away from testicular cancer disease as soon as possible, get rid of the disease and avoid missing the best time for treatment.