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Top 10 Facts About Testicular Cancer

Last Updated on May 24, 2023

What is Testicular Cancer?

Testicular cancer can occur in cells of either one or both testicles. The testicles or testes form the main part of the reproductive system in males.

These testes are mainly responsible for producing testosterone (male hormone) and sperms. Since there are a variety of cells are involved in the formation of testes, there are different types of testicular cancers; and hence treated differently (1 Trusted Source
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Facts on Testicular Cancer

Statistics on Testicular Cancer

  1. Testicular cancer is very rare in nature, and a person’s risk of developing this type of cancer is as low as 2% (2 Trusted Source
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  2. Approximately 9,190 new cases and 470 deaths of testicular cancer are reported every year in the United States (3 Trusted Source
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  3. Most often and that is almost 90-95% of the time testicular cancer presents as a lump in the testicle (4 Trusted Source
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  4. This cancer mostly affects men between the ages of 25-40, years old especially those in their prime of youth, when they are most fertile (4 Trusted Source
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  5. Testicular cancer boasts of more than a 90% cure rate. The cure rate is 100% if it has not spread throughout the body (metastasized) (5 Trusted Source
    The Connection Between Testicular Cancer, Minority Males, and Planned Parenthood

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Risk Factors of Testicular Cancer

  1. It is more common among Caucasian males in comparison to men of African or Asian descent (5 Trusted Source
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  2. Cryptorchidism or undescended testicle could be one of the main risk factors for testicular cancer (6 Trusted Source
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  3. Men born with Klinefelter’s syndrome or testicular, penis abnormalities could be at greater risk for development of testicular cancer (6 Trusted Source
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  4. Men infected with HIV may have higher risk of testicular cancer development (6 Trusted Source
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Removal of Testicular Cancer

  1. Most of these testicular tumors are not cancerous and so do not spread beyond a testicle; thereby the tumor can be removed by surgery.

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  • 1. Testicular Cancer - (https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases/12183-testicular-cancer)
  • 2. Testicular Cancer Risk Factors - (https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/health/conditions-and-diseases/testicular-cancer/testicular-cancer-risk-factors)
  • 3. Key Statistics for Testicular Cancer - (https://www.cancer.org/cancer/types/testicular-cancer/about/key-statistics.html)
  • 4. About Testicular cancer - (https://www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au/health/conditionsandtreatments/testicular-cancer)
  • 5. The Connection Between Testicular Cancer, Minority Males, and Planned Parenthood - (https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6142153/)
  • 6. Risks and causes of testicular cancer - (https://www.cancerresearchuk.org/about-cancer/testicular-cancer/risks-causes)

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