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Testicular cancer - Prevention

Alternative Names

Cancer - testes; Germ cell tumor; Seminoma testicular cancer; Nonseminoma testicular cancer

Prevention:

There is no known effective screening technique for testicular cancer. However, a testicular self-examination (TSE) performed on a monthly basis may help in detecting such cancer at an early stage, before it spreads. Finding it early is important to successful treatment and survival. Young men are often taught how to perform such exams shortly after puberty.

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Reviewed last on: 6/10/2008
David C. Dugdale, III, MD, Professor of Medicine, Division of General Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine; and James R. Mason, MD, Oncologist, Director, Blood and Marrow Transplantation Program and Stem Cell Processing Lab, Scripps Clinic, Torrey Pines, California. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.

References

U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF). Screening for testicular cancer: recommendation statement. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ); 2004 Feb. 2 p.

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