Suicide Risk Up More Than 4-fold for Cancer Patients
Standardized mortality ratio highest for cancers of lung, head and neck, testes, bladder, Hodgkin lymphoma.
Standardized mortality ratio highest for cancers of lung, head and neck, testes, bladder, Hodgkin lymphoma.
A 58-year-old white man with a history of hypertension presented for urologic evaluation for obstructive voiding symptoms and an elevated PSA (3.1 ng/dL). On physical examination he was noted to have a palpable right testicular mass. He underwent a scrotal ultrasound that revealed a large (5.5 × 4.0 × 5.5cm) intra-testicular cystic mass with at…
Spermatogenesis often occurs away from tumor; findings may aid fertility planning, sperm retrieval.
HTN, increased LDL and total cholesterol levels; lower rates of decreased HDL levels, abdominal fat
A 32-year-old Caucasian man was diagnosed with a left 1.2 cm solid testicular mass during evaluation of new gynecomastia (see image). He underwent a computed tomography scan of the chest, abdomen, and pelvis that did not demonstrate evidence of retroperitoneal lymphadenopathy and his tumor markers (AFP, B-HCG, LDH) were within normal limits.
Compared with usual care, HIIT correlated with a 20% reduction in the prevalence of modifiable CVD risk factors.
Hypogonadal testicular cancer survivors had 15 times higher odds of metabolic syndrome than their eugonadal counterparts.
Patients receiving alvimopan had a mean hospital length of stay of 4 days compared with 6 days and a median time to return of flatus at 2 days compared with 4 days.
Medical use of cannabis has been a topic of controversy in recent years.
Severe to profound hearing loss seen in 18% of male germ cell tumor survivors.