Germ cell tumor medical therapy

Medical Treatment
The treatment slection of a germ cell tumor depends on the size and location of the tumor, whether it is cancerous, whether the cancer has spread, and the patient’s overall health. The options are surgery and chemotherapy, or a combination of these methods. Because cancer treatments often damage healthy cells and tissues, side effects are common. Side effects may not be the same for each person, and they may change from one treatment session to the next

Chemotherapy: The treatment is to use drugs to stop the growth of cancer cells either by killing the cells or by stopping them from dividing.Chemotherapy is the use of drugs to kill cancer cells. The usual drugs for germ cell tumors include cisplatin (Platinol), etoposide (VePesid, Etopophos, Toposar), bleomycin (Blenoxane), and cyclophosphamide (Cytoxan, Neosar).