Late side effects of testicular cancer and treatment: a comprehensive review

Testicular cancer is a rare solid organ tumour associated with high cure rates and young age at diagnosis, hence it has a sizeable cohort of survivors worldwide. As it is one of the earliest tumours to be cured, a lot of studies have highlighted the late side effects of cancer and its different trea...

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Published in:Discover. Oncology 2024-11, Vol.15 (1), p.646-13, Article 646
Main Authors: Khan, M. Raheel, Sheehan, Patrice Kearney, Bazin, Ashley, Leonard, Christine, Aleem, Umair, Corrigan, Lynda, McDermott, Ray
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Biomarkers
Cancer Research
Cancer survivorship
Cancer therapies
Chemotherapy
Chemotherapy late side-effect
Germ cell tumours
Internal Medicine
Life expectancy
Medical prognosis
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Metastasis
Molecular Medicine
Morbidity
Mortality
Oncology
Patients
Radiation therapy
Radiotherapy
Review
Risk factors
Surgical Oncology
Surveillance
Testicular cancer
Toxicity
Tumors
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Summary:Testicular cancer is a rare solid organ tumour associated with high cure rates and young age at diagnosis, hence it has a sizeable cohort of survivors worldwide. As it is one of the earliest tumours to be cured, a lot of studies have highlighted the late side effects of cancer and its different treatment modalities including surgery, radiotherapy and chemotherapy. While we are trying to identify the population at higher risk of platinum based chemotherapy and reduce its exposure, cisplatin based regimes remain an important tool to cure testicular cancer. The list of late side effects include a number of fatal and morbid conditions including but not limited to the second malignant neoplasms, cardiovascular disease, hypogonadism, infertility, metabolic syndrome, chronic respiratory disease, renal insufficiency, hearing loss, peripheral neuropathy, infertility and psychological illnesses like stress and anxiety. These complications eventually result in compromised social and economic health as well as lower life expectancy compared to the normal population. This article provides a comprehensive review of the latest data regarding the late side effects in testicular cancer survivors. A review of these conditions can help us develop recommendations and guidelines to improve the morbidity and mortality in survivors of testicular cancer.
ISSN:2730-6011
2730-6011
DOI:10.1007/s12672-024-01549-1