Testicular Cancer
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Testicular Cancer Incidence
Facts about testicular
cancer
:
About 1 out of 20,000 men in the US develop testicular
cancer
.
Testicular
cancer
is the most common
cancer
in men between the ages of 15 and 34.
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Testicular Cancer Risk Factors
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Last Updated: Aug 7, 2008
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Testicular Cancer References:
Balk C, Witjes JA. Advances in the management of testicular cancer. Expert Rev Anticancer Ther. 2004 Aug;4(4):669-77.
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Shabbir M, Morgan RJ. Testicular cancer. J R Soc Health. 2004 Sep;124(5):217-8.
Wirehn AB, Tornberg S, Carstensen J. Serum cholesterol and testicular cancer incidence in 45,000 men followed for 25 years. Br J Cancer. 2005 May 9;92(9):1785-6.
