What is normal treatment schedule for someone receiving radiation treatment for stage one testicular cancer?
my friend is under going treatment~ how many times a week will they need to go?
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RT administered after orchiectomy effectively prevents relapse in over 95 percent of patients with clinical stage I seminoma. Because of the potential risks of impaired fertility, second malignancy, or late cardiac disease, adjuvant RT is generally restricted to older patients in whom active surveillance is not appropriate. For pure seminoma (a subtype of testicular cancer), a short course of chemotherapy is preferred to radiation therapy. That being said, most radiation oncologists will treat on a Mon-Fri schedule daily for 2-3 weeks depending on the chosen dose of radiation.
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