Male genital cancers
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Testicular cancer
Testicular cancer occurs when abnormal cells within the testicles grow in an uncontrolled way. The testicles are part of the male reproductive system. They are located behind the penis in a sac of skin called the scrotum.
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Testicular cancer - MyDr.com.au
Testicular cancer usually starts as a painless lump or swelling in just one testicle. If diagnosed early it has a high cure rate.
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Ask the Doc: What are the signs of testicular cancer? | Healthy Male
Question What are the signs of testicular cancer?
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Rare Cancers Australia - Testicular Cancer
Almost all testicular cancers start in the germ cells. The two main types of testicular germ cell tumours are seminomas and nonseminomas. These 2 types grow and spread differently and are treated differently.
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Testicular cancer - Symptoms, Signs & treatment | Healthy Male
Testicular cancer What is testicular cancer? What are the symptoms? What are the causes? Can I prevent testicular cancer? What can I do? What treatments are available? Will testicular cancer make me infertile? Your doctor’s appointment Resources and videos Resources Filter resources Type: Information guide Fact sheet Clinical summary guide Clinical summary guide Fact sheet Video Video RESET Information guide Testicular cancer information guide Download PDF Fact sheet Testicular cancer fact sheet Download PDF Clinical summary guide Testicular cancer clinical summary guide (#6) Download PDF Clinical summary guide Testicular cancer supplement clinical summary guide (#6
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Testicular cancer | Causes, Symptoms & Treatments | Cancer Council
Find out information about testicular cancer, including incidence and mortality, screening, symptoms and diagnosis, causes, prevention and treatment
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Testicular cancer: Overview | Cancer Council Victoria
Understand more about testicular cancer, including the different types, how common it is, risk factors and symptoms.
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Testicular cancer - Lab Tests Online AU
Testicular cancer is the abnormal and uncontrolled growth of cells which form a tumour in one or both testes.
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Does testicular cancer affect fertility? | Healthy Male
Being diagnosed with testicular cancer comes with plenty of anxieties, from prognosis to potential treatments and their side effects. One of the natural concerns many men have is whether the disease, given its location, will impact their ability to conceive a child.
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Ask the Doc: I have a sore lump on my testicles. What do I do? | Healthy Male
Question I went to the urologist, as I identified a lump in my testicle — and as a 30-year-old I was concerned this could have been testicular cancer. We had an ultrasound/inspection of the lump done and I was advised that it was a spermatocele (or spermatic cyst).
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Prostate Cancer (Suspected and Staging)
This pathway provides guidance on the staging of adult male patients with biopsy-confirmed prostate cancer, prior to definitive treatment.
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Palliative care - Clinical Guidelines Wiki
Palliative care has been defined in a number of ways. The World Health Organization (WHO) has defined palliative care as …an approach that improves th...
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Radiation Therapy Resources for Health Professionals - Targeting Cancer
The incidence of cancer is rising and co-ordination of care is essential. This page provides information on radiation therapy for health professionals.
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Anaesthetic techniques for risk of malignant tumour recurrence | Cochrane
Authors' conclusions: Currently, evidence for the benefit of regional anaesthesia techniques on tumour recurrence is inadequate
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Low testosterone in men | Issue 6 | Volume 37 | Australian Prescriber
Male hypogonadism is a clinical syndrome of symptoms and signs confirmed by the presence of low testosterone. Serum testosterone concentrations decline with...
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NonHormonal Treatments for Menopausal Symptoms - Australasian Menopause Society
Many women request non-hormonal treatments for menopausal symptoms. This information sheet addresses the evidence concerning safety and efficacy of currently available non-hormonal treatments for menopausal symptoms
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