Overview

This module will take approximately 30 minutes to complete and includes the following elements:

• Background
  • Types of testicular cancer, prevalence, causes and risk factors, prognosis, complications.
• Diagnosis
  • Signs and symptoms, assessment, differential diagnosis, investigations, classification, and staging.
• Management
  • Primary care management, secondary care treatments, and follow up.
• An optional quiz to assess your learning from the course
• An audit suggestion
• A list of helpful links and resources for further reading

Goals

During this course you will learn:

• About the different types of testicular cancer.
• About the prevalence, risk factors, prognosis and complications.
• About the signs and symptoms.
• How to assess men with suspected testicular cancer.
• About the differential diagnoses.
• About the classification and staging of testicular cancer.
• How to manage men with suspected testicular cancer in primary care.
• About secondary care treatment and follow up.

Audit Suggestions

Topics covered