Testicular cancer is a rare and highly curable form of cancer. With early detection and treatment, the overall five-year survival rate s is more than 90 percent. Despite its rarity, cancer of the testicles is the most common form of solid tumor in men between the ages of 15 and 40.
The testicles are the part of the male reproductive system that produce sperm and male hormones. There are two testicles located inside of the scrotum, the sac of loose skin that lies directly under the penis.
The American Cancer Society (ACS) estimates that about 6,900 new cases of testicular cancer will be diagnosed in the United States in 2000, and an estimated 300 men will die from the disease. The risk of developing testicular cancer is about four times higher among white American men than among African-American men. Testicular cancer risk has more than doubled among white Americans in the past 40 years but has remained the same for African Americans.
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