Facts about Testicular Cancer
• Testicular Cancer rates have more than doubled over
the past 40 years.
• One in 280 men born today will be diagnosed with testicular
cancer during his lifetime.
• Each year 8,000 new cases are diagnosed, and about
400 men die from the disease.
• Although the exact cause is unknown, some men are
at a significantly higher risk, including: 1) Children born
with an undescended testicle; and 2) Those who have an immediate
family member (e.g. father, brother, son) who has been diagnosed
with testicular cancer
• If left untreated testicular cancer can spread through
the lymph nodes to the lungs, brain, liver and bones and eventually
lead to death.
• Testicular cancer spreads quickly and can progress
to more fatal stages within only four months or one semester
of college.
Stages of Testicular Cancer:
Stage I: The cancer is confined to the testicle.
When discovered in this early stage, 98 to 99 percent of cases
are curable.
Stage II: The cancer has spread to the lymph
nodes, infection fighting cells located throughout the body,
of the lower abdomen. At this stage, the survival rate is
still above 90 percent.
Stage III: The cancer has spread beyond the
lymph nodes to remote sites in the body, including the lungs,
brain, liver and bones. The rate of survival in Stage III
tumors varies between 50 and 80 percent.
Additional Resources and Information:
There is a wealth of additional resources available online
through the following organizations:
The American
Cancer Society
The Testicular
Cancer Resource Center
National
Cancer Institute
Testicular
Cancer Information & Support
Cancer
Treatment Centers of America
Association
of Cancer Online Resources