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Surgery
Source: Testicular Cancer Treatment, National Cancer Institute.
Source updated: May 17, 2023 · Captured 2026-09-09.
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Context: Testicular Cancer Treatment / Treatment options for testicular cancer
Surgery to remove the testicle (inguinal orchiectomy) and some of the lymph nodes may be done at diagnosis and staging. Tumors that have spread to other places in the body may be partly or entirely removed by surgery.
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After the doctor removes all the cancer that can be seen at the time of the surgery, some patients may be given chemotherapy or radiation therapy after surgery to kill any cancer cells that are left. Treatment given after the surgery, to lower the risk that the cancer will come back, is called adjuvant therapy.
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