The way testicular cancer strikes New Zealand men bucks an international trend, latest research showsThe disease traditionally strikes wealthy white men the hardest, but in New Zealand Maori men and those from lower socio-economic groups have much higher rates, said Dr Diana Sarfati, of the Univer

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The findings, published online today in 'Nature Genetics', come during Everyman Male Cancer Awareness Month, which aims to increase awareness and funding for vital research into testicular and prostate cancersThe study was funded by the Everyman Campaign, Cancer Research UK and the Wellcome Trust

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After making a diagnosis of cancer, clinicians have a number of treatment optionsMost of these involve coordinating multiple attacks on the tumor using an arsenal of cancer-killing therapies. Chemotherapy, where toxic drugs are used to specifically kill cancer cells, is a very powerful weapon in t

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Researchers have found that non-invasive magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is a good diagnostic tool for the evaluation and staging of testicular cancer and may improve patient care by sparing some men unnecessary surgery, according to a study in the March issue of the American Journal of "Medical

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Jamie Stanley will lead "The Proper Dozen" around the Gulf Breeze High School track during this year's Relay for LifeKnowing him, though, they will be anything but proper. Stanley, Naval ROTC Naval Service Training Command, Officer Delevopment Division, and a five-year survivor of testicular cance

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A rare form of testicular tumour has provided scientists with new insights into how genetic changes (mutations) arise in our children. The research, funded by the Wellcome Trust and the Danish Cancer Society, could explain why certain diseases are more common in the children of older fathers.

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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 study in the urology journal BJUI. Researchers from the Norwegian Radium Hospital at the University of Oslo found that the number of problems faced by survivors are higher than generally thought, because clinicians only report…

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A comparison of breast milk samples from Denmark and Finland revealed a significant difference in environmental chemicals which have previously been implicated in testicular cancer or in adversely affecting development of the fetal testis in humans and animals.This finding is published in the International Journal of Andrology.

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Testicular cancer incidence appears to be increasing worldwide.Despite growing concern over this increase, many aspects of testicular cancer epidemiology remain puzzling. So far, science provides few answers for its etiology or the geographic and temporal discrepancies in its incidence. Unfortunately, further evidence about the causal factors for testicular cancer will not be quickly forthcoming.

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NEW YORK -- In recent decades, there have been periodic reports of a worldwide decline in sperm count and quality. Male infertility has ostensibly been on the rise, accompanied by increases in testicular cancer and hypospadias -- a congenital defect in which the opening of the urethra is on the underside, rather than at the end, of the penis. Taken together, these three conditions have been…

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