Surgery, Chemotherapy or Radiation Therapy for Testicular Cancer
Patients with testicular cancer are usually treated with surgery and follow-up chemotherapy and/or radiation. At Siteman, each cancer has a wide range of treatments that can be used alone or in combination to give the best outcome for your specific cancer, including standard therapies and novel therapies only available in clinical trials. That’s why careful diagnosis is so important.
Clinical Trials
As part of a research medical center, physicians at the Siteman Cancer Center at Barnes-Jewish Hospital and WashU Medicine have access to a wide range of clinical trials to test new therapies as they emerge. Many of our physicians are principal investigators in these trials, which cover medical, surgical, and radiation therapies.
Clinical trials are research studies that help us find new ways to prevent, diagnose, and treat cancer. If you have a rare or complex diagnosis or your treatment path seems uncertain, you might qualify for a clinical trial.
Our team will help you find a study that is right for you. Call us to speak with a Siteman care coordinator.
Fertility Preservation
Certain treatments for testicular cancer can cause infertility that may be permanent. Because most testicular cancer patients are young, those who may wish to have children should consider sperm banking before having treatment. Read more about fertility preservation.
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