What Is Testicular Cancer

Cancer that forms in a man's testicles is called: testicular cancer. Usually this type of cancer affects males who are between the ages of 20 and 40. Males who have had abnormal testicle...

Cancer that forms in a man’s testicles is called: testicular cancer. Usually this type of cancer affects males who are between the ages of 20 and 40. Males who have had abnormal testicle development, have had an undescended testicle, or have those who have a family history of testicular cancer are those who are more prone to developing this cancer. White males of Scandinavian descent are more prone to having this type of cancer. The testicular cancer rate for white males has doubled in the past 40 years and has recently increased for black men too. There is no known cause for the difference in rate of occurrence between whites and blacks.

The symptoms of testicular cancer include pain in the scrotum or testicle, or ache in the lower abdomen, back or groin, lumps in the testicles or in the groin area, and also swelling the same area. The earlier you discover and treat this cancer the better for prognosis.

The treatment options include chemotherapy, radiation and also surgery. These treatments may cause infertility, so if it is your desire to have future children and you are faced with testicular cancer treatment, consider sperm banking before your treatment starts.

The males who have this type of cancer either have the nonseminoma or the seminoma type. There are other types of testicular cancers but they are rare. The cancer can affect one or both of the testicles

Testicular cancer is not all that common as it accounts for only 1% of all cancer that occurs in males.

The diagnosis for testicular cancer is made using blood tests, ultrasound, and also biopsy. The blood tests use tumor markers such as alpha-fetoprotein (AFP), beta-human chorionic gonadotropin (

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