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Testicular Cancer
Testicular cancer forms in a man's testicles, the two egg-shaped glands that produce sperm and testosterone. Testicular cancer mainly affects young men between the ages of 20 and 39. It is also more common in men who
- Have had abnormal testicle development
- Have had an undescended testicle
- Have a family history of the cancer
Symptoms include pain, swelling or lumps in your testicles or groin area. Most cases can be treated, especially if it is found early. Treatment options include surgery, radiation and/or chemotherapy. Regular exams after treatment are important. Treatments may also cause infertility. If you may want children later on, you should consider sperm banking before treatment.
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Testicular Cancer (PDQ): Treatment(National Cancer Institute)
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- What Is Testicular Cancer?(American Cancer Society)
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Testicular Cancer (PDQ): Treatment
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Latest News
- Pot Use May Raise Risk of Testicular Cancer(09/10/2012, HealthDay)
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Diagnosis/Symptoms
- Can Testicular Cancer Be Found Early?(American Cancer Society)
- How Is Testicular Cancer Diagnosed?(American Cancer Society)
- Questions for Your Doctor: Your First Visit(Testicular Cancer Resource Center)
- Scrotal Ultrasound(American College of Radiology, Radiological Society of North America)
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Treatment
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Drugs Approved for Testicular Cancer(National Cancer Institute)
- Inguinal Orchiectomy(Testicular Cancer Resource Center)
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- Testicular Cancer: Surgery(American Cancer Society)
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Drugs Approved for Testicular Cancer
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Prevention/Screening
- How to Do a Testicular Self Examination(Testicular Cancer Resource Center)
- Testicular Cancer(American Academy of Family Physicians)
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Testicular Cancer (PDQ): Screening(National Cancer Institute)
- What Are the Risk Factors for Testicular Cancer?(American Cancer Society)
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Disease Management
- After Treatment(Testicular Cancer Resource Center)
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Specific Conditions
- Extragonadal Germ Cell Cancer (EGC)(Testicular Cancer Resource Center)
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- Do We Know What Causes Testicular Cancer?(American Cancer Society)
- TCRC Fertility Page(Testicular Cancer Resource Center)
- Testicular Cancer and Sex(Testicular Cancer Resource Center)
- Testicular Microlithiasis: Is It Associated with Testicular Cancer?(Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
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Anatomy/Physiology
- Testicle(Testicular Cancer Resource Center)
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ClinicalTrials.gov: Testicular Neoplasms(National Institutes of Health)
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Familial Testicular Cancer(National Cancer Institute)
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ClinicalTrials.gov: Testicular Neoplasms
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- What's New in Testicular Cancer Research and Treatment?(American Cancer Society)
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Dictionary of Cancer Terms(National Cancer Institute)
- Glossary for Testicular Cancer and Related Conditions(Testicular Cancer Resource Center)
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Dictionary of Cancer Terms
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National Cancer Institute
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Cancer of the Testis(National Cancer Institute)
- What Are the Key Statistics about Testicular Cancer?(American Cancer Society)
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Cancer of the Testis
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Childhood Extracranial Germ Cell Tumors (PDQ): Treatment(National Cancer Institute)
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- How to Perform a Testicular Self-Examination(Nemours Foundation)
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