How should testicular cancer be treated

Testicular cancer is a disease that occurs in the male testicular tissue. It seriously affects male physical health and fertility. It is usually malignant and its early symptoms are not obvious. It is difficult to detect and is very harmful to patients. So, how should testicular cancer be treated? Today I will introduce to you some methods of treating testicular cancer.

Different types of testicular cancer are treated differently. The following are some common treatments:

1. Testicular cancer caused by deficiency of Qi and blood

This type is more common in late-stage testicular cancer, with testicular enlargement and uneven surface, or after radiotherapy or chemotherapy, weight loss, fatigue, shortness of breath, laziness, poor appetite, or abdominal pain and coughing up blood.

2. Testicular cancer due to liver depression and dampness stagnation

Patients with testicular cancer of liver depression and dampness stagnation type often have poor emotions or irritable temperament, testicular swelling and pain, flank pain, irritability and insomnia, breast pain and development, red tongue with thin coating, and stringy and slippery pulse. For patients with testicular cancer of liver depression and dampness stagnation type, Longdan Xiegan Decoction can be used for treatment to clear and purge the real fire of the liver and gallbladder, remove the damp heat of the liver and gallbladder, and expel the damp heat and fire poison, so that the poison that circulates around the yin of the liver meridian cannot be generated. The recipe uses bitter and cold Longdancao, which specifically enters the liver and gallbladder, to clear and purge the real fire and remove damp heat; Huangqin clears heat and dries dampness, and Gardenia is bitter and cold to descend and purge, and purge the real fire of the three burners, promote diuresis and remove dampness; Zexie, Tongcao, and Plantago clear heat and dampness, so that the evil poison can be discharged with urine; Bupleurum, Angelica, and Rehmannia soothe the liver and nourish blood, nourish yin and produce body fluid.

3. Testicular cancer caused by liver and kidney deficiency

Liver and kidney deficiency is common in the middle stage of testicular cancer, mostly due to Yin deficiency. Symptoms include heavy and swollen testicles, mostly without pain, occasional acute testicular pain, hot flashes, weight loss, dizziness, tinnitus, sore waist and legs, red tongue with little coating, and thin pulse. It can be treated with Zhibai Dihuang Wan with modifications. In the prescription, cooked rehmannia is sweet, warm and nourishing, cornus officinalis is sour and astringent, and yam is astringent and beneficial to the spleen. Alisma orientalis and cooked rehmannia are used to vent kidney turbidity and prevent it from nourishing, moutan bark and cornus officinalis are used to cool liver fire, and Poria cocos and yam are used to lightly penetrate spleen dampness. Anemarrhena and Phellodendron are used to clear the fire in the lower jiao, and to prevent the endogenous generation of toxic fire. In addition, tangerine seed, litchi seed, and fennel are added to break up accumulation, promote qi, dispel cold and relieve pain, clear the lower jiao, and strengthen the liver and kidney.

4. Testicular cancer caused by heat, toxicity and dampness

Congenital cryptorchidism, or previous exogenous fever, measles, mumps, etc., the symptoms are gradual swelling of the testicles, hard as stone, and heavy; the systemic symptoms are not obvious, yellow urine, dry stool, dry mouth, thirst, red tongue, yellow fur, slippery or stringy pulse. Bazheng San can be used for treatment to clear away heat and dampness, reduce fire and detoxify.