Testicular Cancer: Overview and Implications
Testicular Cancer: Overview and Implications
The NCI annual report states that in 2012, 8,590 men between 15 and 34 years of age were diagnosed with testicular cancer, with 360 men having died of that disease in the same year (NCI, 2012). For the year 2014, two years later than the actual numbers reported for 2012, The American Cancer Society (2014b) estimates that 8,820 new cases of testicular cancer will be diagnosed, with 380 deaths. Testicular cancer accounts for 1% of all cancers in men per year. The incidence of testicular cancer has been increasing and is now double the occurrence 40 years ago (NCI, 2012). There is no clear answer as to what the cause of this increased incidence is, but it does provide evidence that health care professionals need to continue to consider testicular cancer as a viable concern for this age group of men.
Incidence
The NCI annual report states that in 2012, 8,590 men between 15 and 34 years of age were diagnosed with testicular cancer, with 360 men having died of that disease in the same year (NCI, 2012). For the year 2014, two years later than the actual numbers reported for 2012, The American Cancer Society (2014b) estimates that 8,820 new cases of testicular cancer will be diagnosed, with 380 deaths. Testicular cancer accounts for 1% of all cancers in men per year. The incidence of testicular cancer has been increasing and is now double the occurrence 40 years ago (NCI, 2012). There is no clear answer as to what the cause of this increased incidence is, but it does provide evidence that health care professionals need to continue to consider testicular cancer as a viable concern for this age group of men.
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