Treatment options
Testicular and penile cancer
Treatment options
A team of specialist health professionals called a multidisciplinary team (MDT) will work together to plan the treatment that they feel is best for you. The team at Royal Surrey work as part of a wider multi-disciplinary team which is based at University College London Hospitals (UCLH). The team includes urological surgeons, oncologists, clinical nurse specialists (CNSs), radiologists and pathologists.
This could include some of the below:
Surgery
Orchidectomy
The removal of a testicle is called an orchidectomy. This will be performed as a day case, which means that you will go home the same day as your surgery.
Read more about the procedure here on the NHS website (opens in new tab).
Removal of lymph nodes
If your cancer has spread to the lymph nodes in the back of your tummy (abdomen) you may need a retroperitoneal lymph node dissection. This is a large operation that could see you spend up to around five days in hospital. This operation is performed at specialist centres and we will refer you to the Royal Marsden Hospital in London.
Read more about this procedure on the Macmillan website (opens in new tab).
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Oncological treatments
Chemotherapy
This is a drug treatment which is used to try and kill cancer cells, reduce the risk of cancer coming back, or stop the cancer cells from spreading. Some patients will receive chemotherapy on its own, others will receive it followed by radiotherapy.
Read more about chemotherapy at Royal Surrey Cancer Centre.
Radiotherapy
Radiotherapy is a treatment where radiation is used to kill cancer cells. For patients with testicular cancer, this is given after chemotherapy.
Discover more about radiotherapy treatment at Royal Surrey Cancer Centre.