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Can you hide cancer

Would I know if my partner is being treated with radiotherapy and chemotherapy for cancer in his testicle?  We have an active sex life and I am now surprised he's told me this news.  I feel ashamed of my self for not believing him but I'm sure there would be many side effects and he wouldn't have been able to hide this from me?  I would feel guilty to say I doubt him if it was true.  He said he hadn't told me before in fear of rejection.  Please advise me what symptoms to expect which might help to put my mind at rest .  He has been under the weather and off work, with depression and psoriasis, so he had previously told me, so are these really the symptoms for the side effects of his treatment which is now what he is saying?
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Just remember this, everybody experiences different things with side effects, not everybody can function as well as they did previously.
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Yes, those can be side effects from chemo/rad treatment. When I was going through chemo and rads I continues to work and if I didn't tell you, you would never have known I had cancer. Not all chemo makes your hair fall out. I was very tired all the time and felt "under the weather" And believe me when I tell you my co-workers did not know I had cancer and going through treatments. My hair never fell out, I did get it cut really short and my co-workers just thought I was changing my hairstyle.
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