Sunday, May 27, 2012
Advertisement

Testicular Cancer Learning Center

Treatments could include:
Once cancer is found, the first step is to determine the type of cancer cell by examining it under a microscope. The cells can be seminoma, nonseminoma, or both.
Source:ADAM
Date:April 5, 2009
If a suspicious growth is found, a surgeon will need to remove the tumor and send it to the laboratory for testing. A pathologist examines the testicular tissue microscopically to determine whether cancer cells are present. If cancer cells are fou...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Cancer
If a suspicious growth is found, a surgeon will need to remove the tumor and send it to the laboratory for testing. A pathologist examines the testicular tissue microscopically to determine whether cancer cells are present. If cancer cells are fou...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
Chemotherapy is the systemic (whole body) treatment of cancer with anticancer drugs.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Cancer
Chemotherapy is the use of drugs to kill bacteria, viruses, fungi, and cancer cells. Most commonly, the term is used to refer to cancer-killing drugs. This article focuses on cancer chemotherapy.
Source:ADAM
Date:September 30, 2008
Chemotherapy is treatment of cancer with anticancer drugs .
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
Chemotherapy, sometimes referred to as "chemo," is the treatment of cancer with anticancer drugs.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Children's Health
Chemotherapy is the treatment of cancer with anti- cancer drugs .
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Nursing and Allied Health
Radiation therapy, sometimes called radiotherapy, x-ray therapy radiation treatment, cobalt therapy, electron beam therapy, or irradiation uses high energy, penetrating waves or particles such as x rays, gamma rays, proton rays, or neutron rays to...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
Radiation therapy uses high powered x-rays or radioactive seeds to kill cancer cells.
Source:ADAM
Date:September 30, 2008
Radiotherapy is the use of high-energy penetrating radiation (x rays, gamma rays, proton rays, and neutron rays) to kill cancer cells.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Nursing and Allied Health
Radiation therapy, sometimes called radiotherapy, x-ray therapy radiation treatment, cobalt therapy, electron beam therapy, or irradiation uses high energy, penetrating waves or particles such as x rays, gamma rays, proton rays, or neutron rays to...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Cancer
Orchiectomy is the surgical removal of one or both testicles, or testes, in the human male. It is also called an orchidectomy, particularly in British publications. The In an orchiectomy, the scrotum is cut open (A). Testicle covering is cut to ex...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Surgery
Advertisement
Copyright © 2005 - 2012 Healthline Networks, Inc. All rights reserved.
Healthline is for informational purposes and should not be considered medical advice, diagnosis or treatment recommendations. more details