Significant Lymph Node Involvement

That is what Dr. Lewis called on this Sunday afternoon to tell us. His cancer, has a name and subclass now. Seminoma, Stage II. Seminomas account for about 30-40% of all testicular tumors. These are usually is found in men in their 30s and 40s. The condition is usually localized to the testes, although in about 25% of cases like Dan's it has spread to lymph nodes. So Dan is as I always new him to be, special.

We are to expect a call for oncology appointment soon. Radiation treatment is definite. Chemotherapy is possible. Dr. Lewis said we might do both at the same time, depends on what the Oncologist wants to do. No further surgery is planned.

The cure rate has dropped a tad since our 95% number, but only to 90%. So we are still utterly depressed but hopeful at the same time. Its a weird place to be.

Here is a really informative site I found on radiation treatment: http://tcrc.acor.org/radiation.html Its a short read, but stuffed full of information.