[Verified Answer]: G.W. is a 28-year-old patient who was recently

G.W. is a 28-year-old patient who was recently diagnosed with testicular cancer. About 3 months ago, G.W. noticed a lump in his left testicle. He thought the lump was related to an injury. However, after three months the lump remained and he decided to seek medical attention. Based upon elevated human chorionic gonadotropin levels (hcg), testicular cancer was diagnosed. G.W. also underwent a CT scan to assess for any further masses in the retroperitoneal area. 1. What are risk factors for testicular cancer? 2. What is human chorionic gonadotrophin (hcg) and why were his levels are elevated? 3. Mr. White is scheduled for an orchiectomy with lymph node dissection. What is an orchiectomy? 4. What are clinical manifestations of metastasis of testicular cancer? 5. How likely is a recurrence of this type of cancer? 6. What effect will his cancer have on his fertility? What effect will his treatment have?