TESTICLE CANCER

Course overview

TESTICULAR CANCER IS ONE OF THE MOST COMMON MALIGNANCIES IN MEN AGED 15 TO 45 YEARS. ETIOLOGY IS MULTIFACTORIAL, COMPRISING VARIOUS GENETIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS. WITH ADVANCEMENTS IN KNOWLEDGE ABOUT THE EPIDEMIOLOGY, PATHOPHYSIOLOGY, AND EVALUATION MODALITIES, ADVANCED MANAGEMENT OPTIONS ARE NOW AVAILABLE. WITH CURE RATES AS HIGH AS 90% AND >95% 5-YEAR SURVIVAL RATE, TESTICULAR CANCER IS ONE OF THE MOST CURABLE MALIGNANCIES. THIS ACTIVITY REVIEWS THE ETIOLOGY, EVALUATION, STAGING, AND THE ROLE OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN THE MANAGEMENT OF TESTICULAR CANCER.