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What is it like to have Testicular Cancer?

Common symptoms	How bad it is	What people are taking for it
Severity Severe Moderate Mild None
Anxious mood	0 (0%) patients experienced severe severity 1 (20%) patients experienced moderate severity 2 (40%) patients experienced mild severity 2 (40%) patients experienced no severity	Nothing reported yet
Pain	1 (20%) patients experienced severe severity 1 (20%) patients experienced moderate severity 1 (20%) patients experienced mild severity 2 (40%) patients experienced no severity	Nothing reported yet
Insomnia	0 (0%) patients experienced severe severity 1 (20%) patients experienced moderate severity 1 (20%) patients experienced mild severity 3 (60%) patients experienced no severity	Nothing reported yet
Fatigue	1 (20%) patients experienced severe severity 1 (20%) patients experienced moderate severity 2 (40%) patients experienced mild severity 1 (20%) patients experienced no severity	Nothing reported yet
Depressed mood	0 (0%) patients experienced severe severity 1 (20%) patients experienced moderate severity 3 (60%) patients experienced mild severity 1 (20%) patients experienced no severity	Nothing reported yet

What do patients take to treat Testicular Cancer and its symptoms?

Treatments reported by members	Perceived effectiveness	Overall rating of side effects	# of Evaluations
Etoposide	1 (100%) experienced major perceived effectiveness 0 (0%) experienced moderate perceived effectiveness 0 (0%) experienced slight perceived effectiveness 0 (0%) experienced no perceived effectiveness 0 (0%) could not tell	0 (0%) experienced severe side effects 1 (100%) experienced moderate side effects 0 (0%) experienced mild side effects 0 (0%) experienced no side effects	1
Cisplatin	1 (100%) experienced major perceived effectiveness 0 (0%) experienced moderate perceived effectiveness 0 (0%) experienced slight perceived effectiveness 0 (0%) experienced no perceived effectiveness 0 (0%) could not tell	0 (0%) experienced severe side effects 1 (100%) experienced moderate side effects 0 (0%) experienced mild side effects 0 (0%) experienced no side effects	1
Carboplatin	0 (NaN%) experienced major perceived effectiveness 0 (NaN%) experienced moderate perceived effectiveness 0 (NaN%) experienced slight perceived effectiveness 0 (NaN%) experienced no perceived effectiveness 0 (NaN%) could not tell	0 (NaN%) experienced severe side effects 0 (NaN%) experienced moderate side effects 0 (NaN%) experienced mild side effects 0 (NaN%) experienced no side effects	0
Bleomycin	0 (NaN%) experienced major perceived effectiveness 0 (NaN%) experienced moderate perceived effectiveness 0 (NaN%) experienced slight perceived effectiveness 0 (NaN%) experienced no perceived effectiveness 0 (NaN%) could not tell	0 (NaN%) experienced severe side effects 0 (NaN%) experienced moderate side effects 0 (NaN%) experienced mild side effects 0 (NaN%) experienced no side effects	0
BEP protocol	0 (NaN%) experienced major perceived effectiveness 0 (NaN%) experienced moderate perceived effectiveness 0 (NaN%) experienced slight perceived effectiveness 0 (NaN%) experienced no perceived effectiveness 0 (NaN%) could not tell	0 (NaN%) experienced severe side effects 0 (NaN%) experienced moderate side effects 0 (NaN%) experienced mild side effects 0 (NaN%) experienced no side effects	0
EP protocol	0 (NaN%) experienced major perceived effectiveness 0 (NaN%) experienced moderate perceived effectiveness 0 (NaN%) experienced slight perceived effectiveness 0 (NaN%) experienced no perceived effectiveness 0 (NaN%) could not tell	0 (NaN%) experienced severe side effects 0 (NaN%) experienced moderate side effects 0 (NaN%) experienced mild side effects 0 (NaN%) experienced no side effects	0
Radiation Therapy (Intensity-modulated radiation therapy, CyberKnife Radiation Therapy, Naso-pharyngeal Radiation Therapy, Brachytherapy (internal seed implants))	0 (NaN%) experienced major perceived effectiveness 0 (NaN%) experienced moderate perceived effectiveness 0 (NaN%) experienced slight perceived effectiveness 0 (NaN%) experienced no perceived effectiveness 0 (NaN%) could not tell	0 (NaN%) experienced severe side effects 0 (NaN%) experienced moderate side effects 0 (NaN%) experienced mild side effects 0 (NaN%) experienced no side effects	0

These charts show data from Testicular Cancer patients' latest treatment evaluations

Who has Testicular Cancer at PatientsLikeMe?

28 patients have this condition
0 New patients joined this month
19 say Testicular Cancer is their primary condition

<20	20s	30s	40s	50s	60s	70+
Current Age
0 patients	1 patients	9 patients	8 patients	2 patients	2 patients	0 patients

Distribution of females vs. males
Gender
9%	Females
91%	Males

Age at first symptom
Age at first symptom	# of patients	Proportion
0-19 years	1	1
20-29 years	4	4
30-39 years	4	4
40-49 years	2	2
50-59 years	0	0
60-69 years	0	0
70+ years	0	0

Diagnosis status
Diagnosis status	# of patients	Proportion
Diagnosed	16	16

These charts show data from Testicular Cancer patients who have completed their condition history

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Last updated: May 21, 2013