do all men that get testicular cancer become impotent?

Answer 1

no

Answer 2

For stage-1 cancers that have not had any adjuvant (preventive) therapy, close monitoring for at least a year is important, and should include blood tests (in cases of nonseminomas) and CT-scans (in all cases), to ascertain whether the cancer has metastasized (spread to other parts of the body). For other stages, and for those cases in which radiation therapy or chemotherapy was administered, the extent of monitoring (tests) will vary on the basis of the circumstances, but normally should be done for five years (with decreasing intensity).

A man with one remaining testicle can lead a normal life, because the other testicle takes up the load, and will generally have adequate fertility. However, it is worth the (minor) expense of measuring hormone levels before removal of a testicle, and sperm banking may be appropriate for younger men who still plan to have children, since fertility will certainly be lessened by removal of one testicle, and can be severely affected if extensive chemotherapy is done.

A man who loses both testicles will normally have to take hormone supplements (in particular, testosterone, which is created in the testicles), and is infertile, but can lead an otherwise normal life. Less than five percent of those who have testicular cancer will have it again in the second testicle.

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Famous survivors
Decorated cyclist Lance Armstrong is a testicular cancer survivor.
American actor Richard Belzer (b. 1944)
Canadian comedian Tom Green was diagnosed with testicular cancer in 2000 and made a widely acclaimed documentary about his treatment.
In 1997, figure-skater Scott Hamilton survived a bout with testicular cancer.
Four English footballers (soccer players)— England's World Cup winning captain Bobby Moore was treated for tesicular cancer in 1962, soon after his international debut. More recently, Alan Stubbs, Jason Cundy, and Neil Harris have also survived the condition.
José Francisco Molina Jiménez, Spanish football goalkeeper from Real Club Deportivo de la Coruña, in 2001.
Bulgarian Luboslav Penev, from the Valencia team, league champion and Copa del Rey with Atlético de Madrid, in 1994.
English Snooker player Jimmy White.
British drummer Philly Morris survived testicular cancer in 2003, since then has set up Europe's biggest testicular cancer web site checkemlads.com
Former Major League Baseball player John Kruk, who played for the Philadelphia Phillies when they won the 1993 National League Pennant, but lost to the Toronto Blue Jays in the World Series (discovered at spring training in 1994 and treated).
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Famous victims
Brian Piccolo, an American football player in the late 1960s with the Chicago Bears, died of a germ cell tumor that was not detected until it had metastasized into his lungs. Piccolo would be a major subject of teammate and friend Gale Sayers's autobiography, I Am Third; Sayers's story of their friendship and of Piccolo's struggle with cancer was adapted into the legendary TV movie Brian's Song.

Peter Crimmins, an Australian rules football player in the 1970s with the Hawthorn Hawks, suffering from the cancer was forced to stand down as captain in 1976. An emotional coach inspired the team to do it for the little feller, with the Hawks taking out the 1976 VFL premiership for the courageous small rover. Crimmins died just a few days after the victory. Crimmins (Hawthorn)

Sean Kimerling, born on April 17, 1966, a New York sports anchor for The WB, died of testicular cancer at the age of 37 on September 9, 2003.

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References
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External links
Testicular Cancer Resource Center
National Institute of Health information and links
Testicular cancer advice forum
MaleCare.com — nonprofit patient and doctor authored source of testicular cancer information
checkemlads.com uk testicular cancer
Testicular Cancer
Ry's Testicular Cancer Resource Site
Understanding Testicular Cancer from The Cancer Council of Australia
Facts About Testicular Cancer
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Personal stories
Personal Story of Allan Mills
Tim Stollery's unique diary and associated resources
UK based survivors stories.
Personal Story of Jason Bradley, "Six Months in Heaven"
Tumors (and related structures), Cancer, and Oncology
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Treatment: Chemotherapy - Radiation therapy - Immunotherapy - Experimental cancer treatment

Related structures: Cyst - Dysplasia - Hamartoma - Neoplasia - Nodule - Polyp - Pseudocyst

Misc: Tumor suppressor genes/oncogenes - Staging/grading - Carcinogenesis/metastasis - Carcinogen - Research - Paraneoplastic phenomenon - ICD-O - List of oncology-related terms


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Answer 3

of course because they chop your testicles off :-) have a nice day