Testicular Cancer

Testicular Cancer Check Now More Common In UK Men

A study conducted by the Cancer Research U.K. has found that the number of young British men, who have their testicles checked for signs of cancer, has tripled in the last decade. In 1990 only 10 percent of men checked their testicles, but this increased to more than 36 percent by 2000. Cancer Research UK [...]

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My Battle With Testicular Cancer

It hit like a ton of bricks and it wasn’t something that I was prepared for – maybe later in life but not at 32. In one week I went from a normal life to finding out I had testicular cancer and undergoing surgery to remove the infected testicle. There was no time wasted and [...]

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Surgery After Metastatic Testicular Cancer Relapse Can Have Good Survival Rates

Testicular cancer is the most common cancer in men between the ages of 15 to 34. There are two different types of testicular cancer based on how the cells look under a microscope. The classifications are seminoma and non-seminoma testicular cancer. Metastatic nonseminomatuous testicular cancer can be cured in many men with chemotherapy. Sometimes after [...]

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Mayfair Is Back And Happy After Cancer Surgery

The lump Billy Mayfair felt in the shower made him nervous enough to see a doctor.Then came a call from the urologist while he was at the Buick Open, asking that Mayfair return immediately. Only when he sat in the doctor’s office did fear set in. “It was at that point that I got scared, [...]

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Cancer Surgery Makes List As MTV Memorable Moment

MTV — the ultimate source of music videos and pop culture — has been around for 25 years now. And that amount of time makes for a lot of memories. So in recognition of the entertainment MTV has offered over the years, Indystar.com, Indiana’s #1 local media site, takes a walk down memory lane and [...]

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The Lance Armstrong Effect: Heat Kills Cancer Cells Theory

ABC News aired a health news story to discuss the Lance Armstrong Effect, named after the seven-time Tour de France champion who survived testicular cancer even after it had spread to his lungs and brain — why so many testicular cancer patients survive cancer — and how it might be heat that is killing testicular [...]

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Mother relieved as son with cancer finally gets help he needs

LARGO – A Largo woman is thankful after we took action and helped her son, who has testicular cancer, get an appointment he desperately needed. Francesca Jacobs is like many mothers who would do anything for her child. So when her 25 year old son Christopher was diagnosed with stage three testicular cancer, she jumped [...]

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Testicular Cancer (Overview)

Q.    How common is testicular cancer? A. In 2000 (the last year for which figures are available) there were 2,000 new cases of testicular cancer diagnosed in the UK.   In the USA, it is estimated that there will be 9,000 new cases diagnosed in 2004.  This means it is between 1% and 2% of all [...]

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