Side effects of radiotherapy in this setting may include fatigue, loss of appetite, nausea, and diarrhea. Medications are usually effective at controlling side-effects so that most patients tolerate radiation therapy well. To establish a diagnosis, most patients undergo surgical removal of the testicle. Nonseminomatous testicular cancer is usually not treated with radiation therapy. Seminomatous testicular cancer is treated with either radiation therapy or chemotherapy.
Some patients loss their appetite or get nauseated during radiotherapy.
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