By: Hello Doctor
By: Hello Doctor
Cancer can be described as a disease caused by abnormal growth and development of a group of cells. Cancer can affect various sites such as the brain, bones, and colon, for example.
Prevention and early detection are the main measures to reduce morbidity and mortality in people with cancer.
Testicular cancer, despite having a relatively low incidence with less than 2% of all cancers, is the most common solid tumor in adolescents and young adults among the 15 and the 34 years according to the National Comprehensive Cancer Network.
Because of this and that those affected by this type of cancer have doubled in the last 40 years, it is important to present latest findings on testicular cancer, its cellular origin, risk to which it has been associated, how to prevent it and strategies to have a timely diagnosis in case of suffering it.
Testicular cancer curre of the cells of the testicle, the sexual glands of man. The origin of the cells of this type of cancer is up to 95% of cases of germ cells that are responsible of the production of sperm and seminal fluid.
Some risk factors for developing testicular cancer are: positive family history, cryptorchidism (absence of one or both testicles), among others.
Suspicion and The initial diagnosis of testicular cancer represents a great challenge for health providers, this is because it normally appears as a painless mass located in the testicles.
Despite this A decrease in mortality has not been shown with early diagnostic tests, mainly because the treatment in the different stages of testicular cancer is quite effective. The biopsy and ultrasound confirm the diagnosis.
The bimanual testicular self-examination has been shown to have certain benefits to determine the presence of a mass attached to the testicles, because it is inexpensive and can be performed several times, but it has not been the standard of diagnosis because the therapy is very effective in the various stages of cancer.
For this reason, the recommendation that is made is to have information on testicular cancer and in case of presenting a painless mass in the testicle keep calm and see a health provider.