Radiotherapy for testicular cancer
Radiotherapy uses high energy x-rays to destroy cancer cells. You usually have external radiotherapy. This means using radiation from a machine to destroy the cancer.
You might have radiotherapy for seminoma cancer that has spread to the lymph glands at the back of your tummy (abdomen).
Planning radiotherapy
The radiotherapy team plans your external beam radiotherapy before you start treatment. This means working out the dose of radiotherapy you need and exactly where you need it.
Radiotherapy treatment for testicular cancer
You have radiotherapy in a hospital radiotherapy department. You usually have it each weekday over 3 to 4 weeks.
Side effects of radiotherapy for testicular cancer
Side effects tend to start a week after the radiotherapy begins. They can include feeling tired, feeling sick or having diarrhoea.
