You are here : health.am > Cancer Health Center > Testicular Cancer News Testicular Cancer News Nearly half of testicular cancer risk comes from inherited genetic faults • Testicular Cancer News • Sep 09 15 Almost half of the risk of developing testicular cancer comes from the DNA passed down from our parents, a new study reports. The research suggests genetic… Study finds testicular cancer link for muscle-building supplements • Testicular Cancer News • Apr 13 15 Men who reported taking muscle-building supplements, such as pills and powders with creatine or androstenedione, reported a significantly higher likelihood of having developed testicular cancer than men who did… Testicular cancer rates are on the rise in young Hispanic Americans • Testicular Cancer News • Jul 14 14 A new analysis has found that rates of testicular cancer have been rising dramatically in recent years among young Hispanic American men, but not among their… Tanning gene linked to increased risk of testicular cancer, according to NIH scientists • Testicular Cancer News • Oct 19 13 A gene important in skin tanning has been linked to higher risk for testicular cancer in white men, according to a study led by… Penn Medicine researchers identify 4 new genetic risk factors for testicular cancer • Testicular Cancer News • May 13 13 A new study looking at the genomes of more than 13,000 men identified four new genetic variants associated with an increased risk of testicular cancer,… Man Takes Pregnancy Test as Joke, Finds Testicular Tumor • Testicular Cancer News • Nov 09 12 A Reddit post about a man’s positive pregnancy test appears to have alerted him to a testicular tumor. The man, whose name has not been made public, was… Cannabis linked to testicular cancer • Testicular Cancer News • Sep 10 12 The soaring rate of testicular cancer in the UK and other Western countries is linked today to the increased popularity of cannabis. Testicular cancer has more than doubled over the past 30… Marijuana use may increase risk of testicular cancer • Testicular Cancer News • Sep 10 12 A new study from the University of Southern California (USC) has found a link between recreational marijuana use and an increased risk of developing subtypes of testicular cancer that… Risk For Testicular Cancer Increases With Genetic Copy-Number Variants • Testicular Cancer News • Aug 05 12 Genetics clearly plays a role in cancer development and progression, but the reason that a certain mutation leads to one cancer and not another is less clear. Furthermore,… Fetal Exposure to Radiation Increases Risk of Testicular Cancer • Testicular Cancer News • Feb 14 12 Male fetuses of mothers that are exposed to radiation during early pregnancy may have an increased chance of developing testicular cancer, according to a study in mice at… Testicular cancer deaths double with after 40 diagnosis • Testicular Cancer News • Feb 10 11 Men diagnosed with testicular cancer at 40 years of age or older have twice the risk of dying from the disease as younger patients, according to a study of… Comic Books Featuring ‘Super Heroes’ Educate Young Men About Testicular Cancer • Testicular Cancer News • Sep 23 10 Comic books may help to educate young men and their partners about testicular cancer and its early symptoms and encourage them to do more self-screening, according… Scientists find genes linked to testicular cancer • Testicular Cancer News • Jun 14 10 British scientists have found three new genetic risk factors for testicular cancer, the most common form of the disease in young men, and say their findings should aid efforts for… Canisius College and Roswell Park Cancer Institute Launch “Check Yo Nutz” Testicular Cancer Awareness Campaign • Testicular Cancer News • Apr 03 10 Canisius College and Roswell Park Cancer Institute (RPCI) announce the launch of “Check Yo Nutz,” the first comprehensive testicular cancer awareness campaign… Relatives of boys with sexual birth defects not at risk for testicular germ cell cancer • Testicular Cancer News • Dec 22 09 Boys with the sexual birth defects known as hypospadias and cryptorchidism are at risk for developing testicular germ cell cancer, but their… Long-term testicular cancer survivors at high risk for neurological side effects • Testicular Cancer News • Nov 26 09 Long-term survivors of testicular cancer who were treated with cisplatin-based chemotherapy had more severe side effects, including neurological side effects and Raynaud-like phenomena, than men who… Treatment not testicular cancer poses greatest risk to survivors’ long-term health • Testicular Cancer News • Oct 15 09 Testicular cancer survivors can face an increased risk of long-term illness, not because of the malignancy, but the highly effective treatment they receive, according to a… Second gene linked to familial testicular cancer • Testicular Cancer News • Jun 29 09 Specific variations or mutations in a particular can gene raise a man’s risk of familial, or inherited, testicular germ-cell cancer, the most common form of this disease, according to new… Researchers Discover Genetic Risk Factor for Testicular Cancer • Testicular Cancer News • Jun 01 09 Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine have uncovered variation around two genes that are associated with an increased risk of testicular cancer. Testicular cancer is the… Testicular cancer survivors may face lung problems • Testicular Cancer News • May 25 09 It seems that decreased lung function is a long-term adverse effect of the chemo drug cisplatin in men who have survived testicular cancer. These days, “testicular cancer has a… Marijuana Use Linked to Increased Risk of Testicular Cancer • Testicular Cancer News • Feb 09 09 Frequent and/or long-term marijuana use may significantly increase a man’s risk of developing the most aggressive type of testicular cancer, according to a study by researchers at Fred… Lance Armstrong, top doctors launch cancer quest • Testicular Cancer News • Jul 24 08 Cyclist and testicular cancer survivor Lance Armstrong joined forces with four former U.S. surgeons general on Wednesday to urge Americans to do more to prevent cancer and get recommended screening… Drug avoids radiation for early testicular cancer • Testicular Cancer News • Jun 03 08 In men who are diagnosed with earl-stage testicular cancer, a single dose of the chemotherapy drug carboplatin is as effective radiation therapy and is much less toxic, according to study… Testicular Cancer Gauge Often Not Used • Testicular Cancer News • Mar 17 08 A standard part of testicular cancer care isn’t used in more than half of all patients who have the condition, researchers at the University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center have found.… Couples more likely to divorce if spouse develops cervical or testicular cancer • Cervical Cancer news • • Testicular Cancer News • Sep 27 07 In the largest and most rigorous study to date investigating how cancer influences divorce, Norwegian researchers have found that marriages are no more likely than… Page 1 of 2 pages 1 2 > << Back to main