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· 13 Nov 2021

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Survival rates for testicular cancer

The survival rate for testicular cancer is extremely high. This means that 99 percent of patients diagnosed with localized cancer (cancer that has not spread beyond the testicle) will live for at least five years after their diagnosis. More than 96 percent of patients diagnosed with regionalized cancer (tumors that have spread to nearby lymph nodes and tissues) can expect to live for at least five years.

In other words, these are general survival rates, which don't consider individual factors that can affect a person's chance of surviving. Survival rates are higher in patients with lower tumor marker concentrations. It is also possible that seminomas are easier to treat and have better prognoses than nonseminomas. As a cancer center, Moffitt Cancer Center is always looking for new ways to improve our patients' quality of life and survival rates. For example:

Our treatment plans are tailored to each patient's specific needs

For our patients, we conduct many clinical trials so that they can benefit from the most cutting-edge treatments available in research and for our oncologists, who can better understand how testicular tumors react to treatment.

Weekly, a multispecialty tumor board, reviews the progress of each patient. Our tumor board reviews case notes and lab results to determine if a patient's treatment plan needs to be changed.


What is the five-year survival rate for a population?
People with the same cancer type and stage are compared using a relative survival rate (RSR) compared to the general population. People who have testicular cancer are, on average, 90% more likely to live for at least five years after diagnosis if the 5-year relative survival rate for that stage of the cancer is 90%, compared to those without cancer.

What is the source of these numbers?
Cancer survival rates are largely based on data from the National Cancer Institute's SEER* database, which is maintained by the American Cancer Society (ACS).

Based on how far cancer has spread, the SEER database calculates 5-year survival rates for testicular cancer. On the other hand, cancers in the SEER database are not categorized by AJCC TNM stages (stage 1, stage 2, stage 3, etc.). As a result, it divides cancers into three distinct stages:

•    No evidence that cancer has spread beyond the testicles has been found.
•    Cancer has spread to other parts of the body, such as the lymph nodes.
•    Distant: Cancer has spread to other parts of the body, such as the lung and liver.


The ability to make sense of the numbers
When cancer is first diagnosed, these numbers represent the disease's stage at that time. They do not apply if cancer spreads, grows, or returns after treatment. These figures don't take into account all of the variables. As cancer spreads, these survival rates are categorized. Your age and overall health, the type of testicular cancer you have, and how well treatment works can all impact how optimistic you are about your prognosis.

Testicular cancer may have a better prognosis than previously thought, based on the current numbers of patients diagnosed. Those who have been diagnosed and treated for at least five years are included in these figures.


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