Testicular Cancer - Top 10 facts

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A man�s lifetime risk of developing testicular cancer is approximately 1 in 250
It accounts for 1% of all the cancers in men
It usually affects young men (age -20-39) in their prime of youth
Testicular cancer has the highest cure rates among all cancers (>90%)
But, like all cancers, it can recur
Testicular cancer is most common in Caucasians and rare in men of African or Asian descent
Most commonly there are Two types of testicular cancers--seminomas, or slow growing cancer and non-seminomas, or fast growing cancer
Prominent symptoms include pain/swelling/lumps in testicles/groin areas
Prominent risk factors include undescended testis (cryptorchidism), family history, mumps and inguinal hernia
Surgical removal of a testicle will not affect fertility. Chemotherapy, on the other hand, can harm sperm count/quality. Sperm banking may then be considered.

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