Oncological diseases every year not only cover more and more spaces, but are often diagnosed at a stage when the treatment no longer strengthens the positive dynamics and the medicines prescribed by the doctor do not have the proper effect. But even among cancers, there are those that can be cured in most cases. One of these cancers is a malignant tumor of one or both testicles. Testicular cancer, whose symptoms are not always pronounced, is treated in 90 percent of 100 cases.
Testicular cancer is considered a male disease, since this organ is exclusively found in men, located inside the scrotum and is the keeper of sperm. Thus, the male reproductive glands - the testes are responsible for reproductive function in general.
The age category subject to tumor formation is boys in young children, as well as men who have reached 34-40 years of age. Less commonly, a diagnosis of testicular cancer shows symptoms in older men over 70.
In order to exclude the development of the disease, it is necessary to constantly examine your genitals. Moms who have given birth to boys should know that those children whose one or both testicles did not fall into the scrotum are more prone to this ailment.
Essential for a disease such as testicular cancer, symptoms may be cumulative, or may be absent altogether. For example, a tumor formed in the scrotum does not always indicate the development of an oncological disease, but it is the first sign. At later stages, you can detect an increase in lymph nodes, as well as the appeared pain in the groin and lower back.
The most dangerous and rarely treatable are considered such types of diseases as teratoid tumor and embryonic testicular cancer. It was noted that in these types, the rate of spread of metastases is much higher than with other various forms, since cancer spreads rapidly to all internal organs.
In addition to a visual examination of a patient complaining of an education in the scrotum, other methods for diagnosing testicular cancer are also used.
The main method to detect the disease is a blood test. Thanks to this study, a malignant tumor can be detected even in the absence of the main symptoms of the disease. In the event that the amount of antigens in the blood, for example, such as beta-chorionic gonadotropin or alpha-fetoprotein, is higher than normal, it is possible to develop cancer.
An ultrasound examination is also considered quite informative, which reveals a deviation from the norm of the size of the testicles and helps to identify the inflammatory process.
A biopsy is also used to examine a potential patient. For the procedure, the tissue of the affected testicle is taken and examined for the presence of cancer cells in it , or the stage of a disease such as testicular cancer. Symptoms detected at an early stage significantly speed up the examination procedure and allow you to prescribe treatment.
If the diagnosis of testicular cancer is nevertheless established, treatment is prescribed based on the degree of damage to the body. The main methods of getting rid of the disease are traditionally used for all types of cancer and are prescribed to the patient individually or in combination. They are:
- surgical intervention;
- chemotherapy;
- radiation therapy.
All methods have certain negative consequences, since, for example, during the course of chemotherapy, an intravenous medicine is introduced into the body that kills cancer cells, while also destroying healthy organs. But when the question is about saving the patient’s life, do not neglect this type of treatment.
In conclusion, it is worth noting that, despite the frightening word "cancer", a malignant tumor located on the testicle is treated quite successfully, and for timely diagnosis you just need to regularly undergo a scheduled diagnostic examination.