Testicular Cancer Other Information Testicles/testicular Cancer


Testicular cancer is a type of cancer that develops in the testicles, a part of the male reproductive system. In the United States, about 8,000 to 9,000 diagnoses of testicular cancer are made each year. Over his lifetime, a man's chance of getting testicular cancer is roughly 1 in 250 (four tenths of one percent, or 0.4%). It is most common among males aged 15–40 years. Testicular cancer has one of the highest cure rates of all cancers: in excess of ninety percent; essentially one hundred ...
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Testicular Cancer and Self Exam
... What is a testicular self-exam? A testicular (tes-TIK-yu-lar) self-exam is a way that men can examine themselves to look for signs of cancer of the testicles (TES-ti-kls). The testicles are oval-shape...
Source: Cleveland Clinic

Testicular Cancer
... What are the testicles? The testicles are male sex glands that produce sperm and the hormone testosterone. The testicles are two egg-shaped glands inside the scrotum, or sac of skin that lies below th...
Source: Cleveland Clinic

Disorders of the Testes
... The testicles (also called testes) are part of the male reproductive system. The testicles are two oval organs about the size of large olives. They are located inside the scrotum, the loose sac of ski...
Source: Cleveland Clinic

Testicular Cancer Treatment
... Recurrent testicular cancer is cancer that has recurred (come back) after it has been treated. The cancer may come back many years after the initial cancer, in the other testicle, or in other parts of...
Source: National Cancer Institute

Testicular Cancer Screening
... The testicles are male sex glands involved in the production of sperm. They are located behind the penis in a pouch of skin called the scrotum. The testicles are the body's main source of male hor...
Source: National Cancer Institute

Testicular Cancer Treatment
... Recurrent testicular cancer is cancer that has recurred (come back) after it has been treated. The cancer may come back many years after the initial cancer, in the other testicle, or in other parts of...
Source: National Cancer Institute

Testicular Cancer Treatment
... Recurrent testicular cancer is cancer that has recurred (come back) after it has been treated. The cancer may come back many years after the initial cancer, in the other testicle, or in other parts of...
Source: National Cancer Institute

Testicular Cancer Treatment
... Note: A separate PDQ summary on Screening for Testicular Cancer is also available. Note: Some citations in the text of this section are followed by a level of evidence. The PDQ editorial boards use a ...
Source: National Cancer Institute

Testicular Cancer Screening
... The testicles are male sex glands involved in the production of sperm. They are located behind the penis in a pouch of skin called the scrotum. The testicles are the body's main source of male hor...
Source: National Cancer Institute

Testicular Cancer Screening
... Note: Separate PDQ summaries on Testicular Cancer Treatment and Levels of Evidence for Cancer Screening and Prevention Studies are also available. Most testicular cancers are first detected by the pat...
Source: National Cancer Institute

   

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