The testicles are two glands inside the scrotum (a sac of loose skin below the penis). The testicles make sperm and the hormone testosterone.
Testicular cancer is the most common cancer in men 15-34 years of age. The two main types of testicular tumors are seminoma and nonseminoma. Nonseminomas tend to grow and spread more quickly than seminomas.
Testicular cancer treatment options depend upon tumor characteristics and include surgery, radiation, chemotherapy, and observation.
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Testicular cancer screening has not been shown to decrease the chance of dying from the disease.
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Cancer treatments such as chemotherapy, radiation therapy and prostate surgery may affect a man's sexual function.
Read the ArticleUAMS providers perform and prescribe a broad range of treatments and procedures, some of which may not be listed below.
Note that every provider listed below may not perform or prescribe all treatments or procedures related to Testicular Cancer. Review each provider for availability.
Note that the treatment of Testicular Cancer may not be performed at every location listed below. The list may include locations where the treatment plan is developed during and after a patient visit.
449 Jack Stephens Drive
Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute
Little Rock, AR 72205
449 Jack Stephens Drive
Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute
Little Rock, AR 72205
The UAMS Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute is Arkansas’ most comprehensive cancer treatment and research facility.
The Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute takes a team approach to treating genitourinary cancers.
Urology is a branch of medicine that focuses on diseases and conditions of the male reproductive organs and both male and female urinary-tract systems.
