Drug helps 96% beat testicular cancer

A drug available here has been hailed as one of the reasons behind the soaring success rate in men in beating testicular cancer.

Drug helps 96%   beat testicular cancer

Figures published yesterday by the Cancer Research UK organisation showed survival rates for testicular cancer have now risen to more than 96%. That represents an increased survival rate of almost 30% compared with the 1970s.

Cancer experts attributed much of the increased survival rate to the use of a chemotherapy drug called Cisplatin, also used for bladder, lung, and ovarian cancers.

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