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Mark Lewis: Testicular cancer might be the curable neoplasm par excellence
Aug 20, 2024, 14:20

Mark Lewis: Testicular cancer might be the curable neoplasm par excellence

Mark Lewis shared a post by Jennifer Marks, Thoracic oncologist at Lombardi Centre, on X:

“Someone (a retired healthcare professional, actually) was arguing with me this week that it’s unethical to give chemo because “we never cure anyone”.

Putting the merits of disease/symptom control aside for a second, testicular cancer might be the curable neoplasm par excellence!”

Quoting Jennifer Marks’ post:

“Testicular Cancer TLDR: Surveillance is preferred with Stage I Seminoma and Nonseminoma 1L chemo: BEP x 3 or EP x 4 *add another cycle if*

  • AFP>1K
  • Bhcg>5K
  • LDH>1.5xULN
  • Metastatis other than lung
  • Mediastinal Primary.”

Mark Lewis

Source: Mark Lewis/X and Jennifer Marks/X

Mark Lewis is the Director of Gastrointestinal Oncology at Intermountain Healthcare in Utah, the Co-Chair of adolescent and young adult (AYA) oncology in the SWOG cooperative group, and the Vice President of American Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia Support. Dr. Lewis is also a well-known patient advocate and social media influencer. His interests are neuroendocrine tumors and cancer syndromes.