Long-term medical care of testicular cancer survivors

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作者
Vaughn, DJ
Gignac, GA
Meadows, AT
机构
[1] Univ Penn, Ctr Canc, Leonard & Madlyn Abramson Family Canc Res Inst, Sch Med, Philadelphia, PA 19104 USA
[2] Childrens Hosp Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA 19104 USA
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10.7326/0003-4819-136-6-200203190-00010
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R5 [内科学];
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1002 ; 100201 ;
摘要
Testicular cancer is the most common solid tumor diagnosed in men 20 to 35 years of age. Because of highly effective treatments that may include surgery, chemotherapy, and radiation therapy, most patients become long-term survivors. Health-related issues that confront testicular cancer survivors include the late medical effects of chemotherapy, the late relapse of disease, the development of second cancers, the effect of the disease and treatment on fertility, and the psychosocial consequences. This case-based discussion focuses on the primary care physician's evaluation and management of a long-term survivor of testicular cancer who was previously treated with surgery and chemotherapy.
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