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Testicular Cancer Treatment - Articles
Testicular Cancer: More Common Males 15 to 34
by
Heartstrong
Posted
Sun 28 Nov 2010 8:14am
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testicular self-examinations can help identify growths early, when the chance for successful treatment of testicular cancer is highest.
I GOT BALLS! (test your testes)™ Awareness...
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
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Male Infertility linked to testicular cancer
by
Marie L.
Posted
Tue 24 Feb 2009 10:15pm
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about cancer cases confirmed between 1988 and 2004.
A total of 34 of the 22,562 men were diagnosed with testicular cancer at least one year after seeking treatment... program—men in couples seeking treatment for infertility were 1.3 times more likely to develop testicular cancer. Men with male factor infertility were 2.8 more likely to develop
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Stage I nonseminomatous testicular cancer
by
Mark Levin
Posted
Mon 06 Jul 2009 8:01pm
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...
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
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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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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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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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Marijuana and Testicular Cancer
by
Dirk H.
Posted
Fri 07 Jan 2011 1:40pm
squarely behind the assertion that marijuana use in men “may increase their risk for developing testicular cancer.”
But a problem exists. The evidence just isn’t that good... from the Seattle area with testicular cancer, and a control group of 979 disease-free men. “The researchers found that the odds of having testicular cancer were 70 percent higher
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