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Nonseminoma Testicular Cancer - Articles
Marijuana and Testicular Cancer
by
Dirk H.
Posted
Fri 07 Jan 2011 1:40pm
of the disease. Marijuana smoking was strongly associated with only one form of testicular cancer, called nonseminomas, a fast growing type representing 40% of all testicular germ cell... that the association between marijuana smoking and nonseminomas, but not seminomas, is “difficult to explain.”
Here’s one possibility: Testicular cancer is too rare, and the study
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Stage I nonseminomatous testicular cancer
by
Mark Levin
Posted
Mon 06 Jul 2009 8:01pm
Stage I nonseminoma germ cell cancers are highly curable (98%. As with seminomas, the initial treatment is radical inguinal orchiectomy. Then there are 3 options per... of these two regimens. No such studies have been carried for adjuvant treatment of stage IB testicular cancer but they would be difficult to initiate and complete due to rarity
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Marijuana Use Linked to Increased Risk of Testicular Cancer
by
Ed H.
Posted
Wed 18 Feb 2009 11:47am
smoker at the time of diagnosis was associated with a 70 percent increased risk of testicular cancer. The risk was particularly elevated (about twice that of those who never smoked... with marijuana use might be limited to nonseminoma, a fast-growing testicular malignancy that tends to strike early, between ages 20 and 35, and accounts for about 40 percent of all
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Testicular Cancer: More Common Males 15 to 34
by
Heartstrong
Posted
Sun 28 Nov 2010 8:14am
1 Comment
Compared with other types of cancer, testicular cancer is rare. But testicular cancer is the most common cancer in American males between the ages of 15 and 34.
Testicular cancer occurs in the testicles (testes), which are located inside the scrotum, a loose bag of skin underneath the penis. The testicles produce male sex hormones and sperm
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Do taller men need to be more aware of testicular cancer?
by
Cancer Research UK
Posted
Wed 27 Oct 2010 12:00am
at all the existing studies on height and testicular cancer. They ended up combining the results of 13 studies, all of which focused on adult men.
They found that for every extra five centimetres (or two inches) increase in height, a man’s risk of testicular cancer goes up by around 13 per cent. To put that into perspective, the average man’s lifetime
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Could smoking pot raise testicular cancer risk?
by
Matthew Z.
Posted
Tue 10 Feb 2009 10:11am
Do men who frequently smoke pot have a higher risk of testicular cancer than those who do not? It's possible, according to a new study. However, the researchers say the link is currently a "hypothesis" that needs further testing.
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Testicular Cancer And Marijuana: More Reefer Madness?
by
k
Posted
Tue 10 Feb 2009 11:02am
reason why not to abuse Marijuana, there may be a link to testicular cancer in frequent use of it.
Research done by Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center in Seattle, and other... cancer and marijuana but the finding seem to coincide with the growing percentage of testicular germ cell tumors cases and the growing use of Marijuana.
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Testicular Cancer - Do You Check?
by
k
Posted
Mon 15 Jun 2009 4:42pm
Men’s Health Week starts today with a reality check on testicular cancer. Do you check yourself?
Most people think of 7-time Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong when they hear of testicular cancer. And, while the cyclist is the best known face of the disease, it is increasing in incidence, especially among younger men. It’s the most common solid
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Male Infertility linked to testicular cancer
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Marie L.
Posted
Tue 24 Feb 2009 10:15pm
1 Comment
— Men who are infertile appear to have an increased risk of developing testicular cancer, according to a report in the February 23 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.
Testicular germ cell cancer, the most common cancer among young men in industrialized countries, has become even more prevalent during the last 30 to 50
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