Personalizing, not patronizing: the case for patient autonomy by unbiased presentation of management options in stage I testicular cancer

Oldenburg, J. ; Aparicio, J. ; Beyer, J. ; Cohn-Cedermark, G. ; Cullen, M. ; Gilligan, T. ; De Giorgi, U. ; De Santis, M. ; de Wit, R. ; Fosså, S. D. ; Germà-Lluch, J. R. ; Gillessen, S. ; Haugnes, H. S. ; Honecker, F. ; Horwich, A. ; Lorch, A. ; Ondruš, D. ; Rosti, G. ; Stephenson, A. J. ; Tandstad, T.

In: Annals of Oncology, 2015, vol. 26, no. 5, p. 833-838

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    Summary
    Testicular cancer (TC) is the most common neoplasm in males aged 15 to 40 years and approximately 65%-75% have clinical stage I (CSI) disease. Both surveillance and adjuvant chemotherapy may be applied with indistinguishable long-term survival rates. Therefore, the patient should decide based on risk factors and potential benefits and harms rather than adopting a uniform recommendation for all