TESTICULAR SEMINOMA

Course overview

TESTICULAR SEMINOMAS ARE CANCERS THAT CAN USUALLY BE MANAGED WITH SURGICAL RESECTION, ALTHOUGH RADIATION IS ADDED FOR ADVANCED-STAGE DISEASE. STAGE 1 DISEASE MAY BE OFFERED SINGLE THERAPY WITH CARBOPLATIN, AND FOR MORE ADVANCED DISEASE, BLEOMYCIN, ETOPOSIDE, AND CISPLATIN, OR ETOPOSIDE AND CISPLATIN MAY BE USED. THIS ACTIVITY DESCRIBES THE EVALUATION AND TREATMENT OF TESTICULAR SEMINOMAS AND HIGHLIGHTS THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM'S ROLE IN CARING FOR AFFECTED PATIENTS.