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Q&As on this topic

1. What tests can doctors do to tell if a man needs hormone replacement therapy (HRT) after treatment for a testicular cancer?

last reviewed: 01.06.2006

2. What are the side effects of hormone replacement therapy (HRT) for men?

last reviewed: 01.06.2006

3. I have a lump on one of my testicles which my GP thinks is cancer. What treatment will I receive if it is cancer?

last reviewed: 01.04.2005

4. I have had a testicle removed because of cancer. I've been told the tumour was a testicular seminoma and that it was an early cancer that had not spread. My doctors now say I should have radiotherapy but I have read that some men with testicular cancers are offered chemotherapy treatment or simply regular check-ups after their surgery. Have I been given the right advice?

last reviewed: 01.04.2005

5. I have just been told I have a cancer of one of my testicles. What is the best treatment?

last reviewed: 05.10.2006

6. Last year I had surgery to remove a testicular cancer. Recently I have had that tests have show the cancer has spread to other parts of my body. They have mentioned chemotherapy but I am not sure about this. What would happen if I don't have treatment?

last reviewed: 01.04.2005

All Q&As are selected from some of the thousands asked by people contacting Cancerbackup every year. They are answered by specialists and reviewed and updated regularly.


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