key articles
Influence of year of diagnosis, patient age, and sociodemographic status on recommending adjuvant radiation treatment for stage I testicular seminoma
Saturday, 13 September 2008 - Adjuvant radiation therapy (ART) for stage I seminoma can cause adverse late effects and alternative postorchiectomy management strategies have been developed. Hoffman et al. (2008) evaluated ART...
Authors: Hoffman et al.
The role of imaging in the diagnosis, staging, and management of testicular cancer
Thursday, 14 August 2008 - In a review, Sohaib et al. (2008) described recent developments in imaging patients with testicular germ cell tumors (GCTs). Most patients with testicular GCTs can now be expected to be cured, so the...
Authors: Sohaib et al.
Laparoscopic Retroperitoneal Lymph Node Dissection for Low-Stage Testicular Cancer
Wednesday, 6 August 2008 - Current management options for low-stage mixed malignant germ-cell testicular tumors (MMGCT) after radical orchiectomy include surveillance, chemotherapy, or retroperitoneal lymph node dissection...
Authors: Skolarus et al.
Complications of laparoscopic retroperitoneal lymph node dissection in testicular cancer
Sunday, 3 August 2008 - A proposed benefit of laparoscopic retroperitoneal lymph node dissection (LRPLND) is more favorable morbidity in comparison to open retroperitoneal lymph node dissection (RPLND). In a review, Kenney and...
Authors: Kenney & Tuerk
Evidence-based pragmatic guidelines for the follow-up of testicular cancer
Friday, 4 July 2008 - Testicular germ cell tumours (TGCTs) are the most common cause of cancer in men between the ages of 15 and 40 years, and, overall, the majority of patients should expect to be cured. The European Germ Cell...
Authors: van As et al.
Gynaecomastia: an endocrine manifestation of testicular cancer
Thursday, 12 June 2008 - Testicular cancer is the most common malignancy affecting young men in their 3rd or 4th decade with an incidence of 3 to 6 new cases per 100,000 males each year. When diagnosed and treated in its early...
Authors: Hassan et al.
Meat and fish consumption and cancer in Canada
Thursday, 5 June 2008 - Meat and fish have been linked favorably or unfavorably to the risk of several cancers. Hu et al. (2008) examined the association between meat and fish intake and the risk of various cancers.
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Authors: Hu et al.
Risk factors for post-treatment hypogonadism in testicular cancer patients
Monday, 19 May 2008 - Testicular germ-cell cancer (TGCC) patients are at risk of developing hypogonadism but no risk factors have yet been defined. Eberhard et al. (2008) analyzed risk factors for post-treatment hypogonadism in...
Authors: Eberhard et al.
Cardiovascular risk in long-term survivors of testicular cancer
Thursday, 15 May 2008 - Long-term survivors of testicular cancer (TC) after cisplatin-based chemotherapy have an increased risk of cardiovascular disease. In a cross-sectional study, Vaughn et al.(2008) objectively assessed...
Authors: Vaughn et al.
