Treatment Options
The probability that the removal of the testical has healed me completely is about 80-90%. Another doctor gave me a relapse rate of 70% and 80% because of the size of the tumor being slightly larger than average. It’s all statistics anyway and it boils down to whether I’m a half full or a half empty kind of person:
Treatment of no treatment ?
20% Chance that the tumor will come back within the next 5 years
80% Chance that nothing will ever happen again…
I was given two options for post surgery treatments to lower the relapse rate to ~5%:
Option 1) 10 Days of Radiation Therapy or
Option 2) Chemo Therapy : 2 Dosis 700mg Carboplatin (=Paraplatin)
Interesting Video found on google talking about the chemotherapy option
[...]the latest research shows an early stage of one type of cancer—seminoma–can respond just as well to a single dose of chemotherapy after surgery, rather than needing a three week course of radiation therapy. (source: www.empowereddoctor.com)
Honestly I am a bit overwhelmed with having to make this decision. I am worried about exposing my body to toxic medicine that could potentially cause more damage. On the other hand I am not convinced that the tumor has not spread a little bit, it has been in there for quite a while after all…
Tags: adjuvant treatment, chemotherapy, cisplatin, paraplatin, seminoma, stage 1, testicular cancer, treatment options
