Chemotherapy and You
A resource to help inform and organize you as you go through chemotherapy treatment for your cancer.
Our medical oncologists specialize in testicular cancer and will work closely with you to customize the most appropriate treatment for your diagnosis.
Chemotherapy uses drugs to damage or destroy cancer cells. We inject or infuse a combination of medications into the bloodstream to attack cancer cells in the testis.
Chemotherapy may be used if tumor markers rise after testicular cancer surgery, or if cancer has spread beyond the testicles. Serum tumor markers and imaging tests help guide how much chemotherapy to use and help to determine if chemotherapy will be an effective treatment option.
Our medical oncologists track the latest in testicular cancer chemotherapy treatments, so you get the most advanced therapy possible. There are a few terms to understand about types of chemotherapy:
A resource to help inform and organize you as you go through chemotherapy treatment for your cancer.
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