Testicular cancer in spotlight during play
Testicular cancer is not something many people, especially teenage boys, talk about openly. But a group of people from the Naperville area is hoping to change that. Despite the sensitivity of the topic, Barb Snyder is one of several mothers of teenage boys who are trying to spread the word about
Testicular cancer screening in a primary care setting.
Testicular cancer most commonly affects younger males, and its incidence has increased in recent years. There is, however, a lack of data documenting the level of testicular cancer screening by physicians in primary-care settings in the U.S. In this retrospective study over a one-year period, we
The medical-surgical nurse's guide to testicular cancer.
Although a rare cancer, testicular cancer is the most common solid tumor in males ages 15-35 (Jemal et al., 2007). It is treatable and often curable. The American Cancer Society (ACS) (2008) expected 8,090 new cases of testicular cancer and 380 deaths from the disease in the United States in 2008.
Birth cohort effects underlying the increasing testicular cancer incidence in Canada
ABSTRACT Purpose: To examine the pattern of testicular cancer incidence by age, time period and birth cohort since 1969 in Canada. Method. In addition to analyses of the secular trends by age group and birth cohort separately, an ageperiod-cohort model and the submodels with standard Poisson
What are the risk factors for testicular cancer?
MEN'S HEALTH MATTERS: Risk factors for testicular cancer include having an undescended testicle, writes THOMAS LYNCH . Q What does a risk factor for developing testicular cancer mean? Does an undescended testicle increase your risk of developing testicular cancer? Are there different types of
Testicular cancer options debated Research supports 1 dose of chemo after surgery
Testicular cancer is a rare beast. It's relatively easy to detect. And it's very treatable. It's also one of the few cancers that can be cured. Yet specialists still debate the best way to continue treatment once the cancerous testicle is surgically removed. "If you ask a surgeon, they might say
New testicular cancer epidemiology study findings recently were published by researchers at University of Houston.
Investigators publish new data in the report 'Testicular cancer incidence trends in the USA (1975-2004): plateau or shifting racial paradigm.' It has been reported that the incidence of testicular cancer has plateaued in some parts of the USA, especially among non-Hispanic Whites in Los Angeles.
Scientists at University of Washington, Medical Department target testicular cancer.
The risk of testicular cancer is thought to be higher among men seeking infertility treatment compared with the general population. Confirmation of this risk in a large US cohort of at-risk patients is lacking, scientists writing in the journal Archives of Internal Medicine report (see also
Testicular and breast self-examination knowledge and practices of certified athletic trainers and the secondary prevention of such cancers in intercollegiate student-athletes.
Abstract: Certified athletic trainers have an opportunity to educate male and female athletes about testicular and breast cancer and the self-examination techniques that can help detect cancer in its earliest stages, while providing today's student-athletes with the lifetime health care prevention
Early Diagnosis Is Key to Treatment.
American cyclist Lance Armstrong has proven that testicular cancer survivors are champions. With his 1999 and 2000 victories in the Tour de France, Armstrong's story brought public attention and helped spread the word about a disease that is the most common type of cancer affecting males between
