key articles
Testicular cancer diagnosis by non-invasive MRI
Friday, 26 February 2010- Researchers have found that non-invasive magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is a good diagnostic tool for the evaluation and staging of testicular cancer and may improve patient care by sparing some men...
Edited by: JV
Optimal management of patients with nonseminomatous germ cell tumour
Monday, 28 December 2009- Controversy arises regarding the optimal management of patients with nonseminomatous germ cell tumor (NSGCT) who achieve a serologic and radiographic complete remission (CR) to systemic chemotherapy....
Edited by: JV
QoL in long-term survivors of testicular cancer
Tuesday, 3 November 2009- A growing number of patients with testicular cancer (TC) become long-term survivors. As a consequence, quality-of-life (QOL) issues become increasingly important.
Rossen and colleagues investigated QOL...
Edited by: JV
Treatment not testis cancer is biggest risk to survivors' health
Monday, 19 October 2009- Survivors of testicular cancer face an increased risk of long-term illness, not because of the malignancy, but the highly effective treatment they receive, according to a report published in the British...
Edited by: JV
Testis sparing surgery as option in managing benign and malignant testicular lesions
Friday, 10 April 2009 - The old dogma equalling diagnosis of any testicular mass to immediate radical orchiectomy (RO) seems to be confuted by the clinical experience accumulated in the last decade.
Much of the research...
Edited by: FGR
Increased risk of testis cancer among infertile men
Friday, 6 March 2009- The risk of testicular cancer is thought to be higher among men seeking infertility treatment compared with the general population. Confirmation of this risk in a large US cohort of at-risk patients is...
Edited by: JV
Marijuana use may increase risk of testicular cancer
Wednesday, 11 February 2009- Frequent and/or long-term marijuana use may significantly increase a man's risk of developing the most aggressive type of testicular cancer, according to a study by researchers at Fred Hutchinson...
Edited by: ES
Novel non-invasive biomarker for patients with testicular germ cell cancer
Tuesday, 27 January 2009– Cell-free mtDNA levels are greater in patients with testicular cancer and might provide valuable information for managing patients with testicular anomalies, according to the report published in the...
Edited by: ES
Gestational hypertension, preeclampsia and risk of testicular cancer
Friday, 7 November 2008 - Altered levels of pregnancy hormones have been suggested to initiate testicular cancer prenatally in the male fetus. The placenta is the main source of pregnancy hormones, and pregnancy...
Edited by: JV
Testicular lesions other than germ cell tumours: feasibility of testis-sparing surgery
Friday, 31 OCtober 2008 - Passman et al. (2008) reviewed all non-germ-cell testicular lesions presenting at their institution and determined the feasibility of testis-sparing surgery for these patients.
All surgery for...
Authors: Passman et al.
