Treatment for testicular cancer

There are things you can do to help you feel more in control of your health when preparing for treatment. This is called prehabilitation or prehab.

Your treatment options depend on your cancer stage and type. You usually have surgery. You might also have chemotherapy and radiotherapy.

Collecting and storing sperm is sometimes called sperm banking. Your doctor will speak to you about storing sperm before you start treatment.

You might not need further treatment after you have surgery to remove your testicle. But you have regular appointments and tests. Doctors call this surveillance.

Surgery to remove the testicle is usually the first treatment for testicular cancer. Find out about surgery, and what to expect in hospital and after your operation.

Chemotherapy uses anti cancer (cytotoxic) drugs to destroy cancer cells. You might have it to lower the risk of your cancer coming back after surgery to remove a testicle. Or to treat cancer that has spread.

You have radiotherapy in a hospital radiotherapy department. You usually have it each weekday with a break at the weekend.

After treatment, you have regular check ups to look for signs of the cancer coming back.

Sometimes testicular cancer comes back (relapses) after treatment. It can still usually be cured.