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Mr Walter Cazzaniga
The Royal Marsden
Can testicular cancer spread?
Mr Walter Cazzaniga discusses whether testicular cancer can spread, how different tumour types vary in aggressiveness and why early diagnosis matters. Viewers in this video gain reassurance about excellent long-term outcomes, supported by advances in chemotherapy, surgery and specialist urological cancer care.
Transcript
Testicular cancer can spread.
Different types of testicular cancer have different chances of spreading.
There are some that are more aggressive and some that are less aggressive.
In general, the long-term oncological outcomes for testicular cancer are excellent.
This is thanks to the advancement in chemotherapy and surgery.
It remains paramount in early diagnosis to improve outcomes.