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Testicular Cancer

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Single Dose Chemotherapy Is Effective Treatment for Early-Stage Testicular Cancer
June 1, 2008

Researchers looked at the long-term effectiveness of treatment with a single dose of chemotherapy compared with radiation therapy, the current standard of care, for men with early-stage testicular cancer.
Single Dose of Chemotherapy May Lead to Testis Preservation in Men with Seminoma
June 7, 2004

Stage I seminoma is an early stage, slow-growing type of testicular cancer. The standard treatment is usually removal of the cancerous testicle (orchiectomy), followed by adjuvant radiation therapy. However, patients who receive radiation therapy also tend to have a higher risk of developing a second cancer in another organ 10 to 20 years later.
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