Testicular Cancer

Running Head : TESTICULAR CANCER

Testicular Cancer

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Testicular Cancer

Introduction

Just over a decade earlier , diagnosis of testicular cancer was depressing news . But striking progress in therapeutic drugs in the last quarter of twentieth century , together with better diagnostics and improved tests to measure the degree of the disease , have resulted in increased survival rates extraordinarily . The death ratio of patients was ten times as compared to current statistics . Presently , testicular cancer usually is fully curable , particularly if diagnosed and treated

br at early stage (Kinkade , 1999

Literature Review

According to the National Cancer Institute , cancer of the testicles is reported for around only 1 percent of all cancers in men . In 1995 approximately 7 ,000 American men were estimated to get the disease , with some over 300 deaths expected . Still , among men aged 15 to 34 , it is ranked as the most occurred cancer . For unfamiliar reasons , white men are four times more likely to carry this disease than black men (van den Eeden and Weiss , 1989

The Food and Drug Administration has permitted several medicines to treat testicular cancer , which include Ilex (ifosamide , Vepesid (etoposide , Velban (vinblastine sulfate , Blenoxane (bleomycin sulfate , and Platinol (cisplatin

Several medical professionals consider Platinol as the "magic bullet for curing specific forms of testicular cancer . FDA permitted the platinum-based drug for use post-surgery or post-radio therapy . Platinol is generally used in blend with other chemotherapy drugs

[Platinum-based treatment] is truly the great success story for solid-cancer chemotherapy ' says S . Bruce Malkowicz , M .D , co-director of urologic oncology at the University of Pennsylvania Medical Center These drugs have aided cut testicular cancer 's death rate and boost its treatment rate as well , many patients "respond very nicely " to platinum-based drug treatments , which are successful even when cancer has spread beyond the testicle (Henkel , 1996

That is not a death sentence , Malkowicz says . About 70 percent of men with advanced testicular cancer can be cured , according to the National Cancer Institute

Detection and Diagnosis

Most testicular cancers are found by patients themselves-- either accidentally , or while carrying out self-examination (Dreher , 1997 . The general appearance is of an engorged , painless swelling . The swelling normally is pea-sized , but at times it grows as big as a marble or even an egg

Apart from swellings , if a man observes any other abnormality-- an engorged testicle , a sense of bulk or sudden collection of juice in the scrotum , a tedious pain in the lower abdomen or groin , or engorgement or softness of the breasts--he should consult a physician immediately These symptoms can be due to situations other than cancer . It is important to look for consultation without delay

Physicians have a variety of techniques to assist diagnose testicular cancer . Often a physical examination can remove diss other than cancer . Imaging methods can help identify possibility of cancers . One of imaging techniques is ultrasound , in which a picture is created from echoes of high-frequency sound waves rebound from internal organs

However , there is only...