Testicular Cancer Survivors Face Life-Long Health Risks

Miami, FL (AHN) – Testicular cancer survivors face an increased risk of life-long illnesses because of the effective treatment they receive to combat the disease, according to Norwegian researchers.

Researchers with the Norwegian Radium Hospital at the University of Oslo, said in a statement that as many as 25 percent of all testicular cancer survivors develop long-term neurological, hearing and circulation problems and are twice as likely to develop secondary cancer.

Other long-term problems seen in survivors are heart problems and lower hormone levels, the researchers said.

The researchers say many of these problems arise five years after treatment, when they are no longer being monitored by their doctors.

The study is published in the British Journal of Urology.

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