Stage I seminoma cancer has a cure rate of over 95%. This stage is
usually treated with surgery to remove the testicle and radiation to the
abdominal lymph nodes.
Stage II seminoma cancer is divided into bulky and non-bulky tumors
and has a cure rate of 85-95%. Both are treated with surgery to remove the
testes. Bulky tumors are followed up with chemotherapy and the non-bulky types
are followed up with radiation to the abdominal lymph nodes.
Stage III seminoma cancer has a cure rate of 90% and is treated by
the surgical removal of the testes and multi-drug chemotherapy.
Stage I nonseminoma cancer has a cure rate of over 95% and is treated
with surgery to remove the testes and possibly the removal of the abdominal
lymph nodes as well.
Stage II nonseminoma cancer also has a cure rate of over 95%. The
testes and abdominal lymph nodes are usually removed with a possibility of
follow-up chemotherapy.
Stage II nonseminoma tumors have a 70% cure rate and are usually
treated with the removal of the testes and chemotherapy.
If the testicular cancer is a recurrent one, meaning it was treated
once and has returned, the treatment is usually multi-drug chemotherapy, sometimes
followed by an autologous bone marrow transplant.