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Testis cancer incidence in US continue to rise
Friday, 10 May 2013- The incidence of testicular cancer continued its puzzling rise through the end of the last decade, according to a study reported here.
Caucasian men continued to lead the rise with an incidence of 8.6 cases...
Posted by: JV
Risk factors for chronic kidney disease after chemotherapy for testis cancer
Friday, 7 December 2012- H. Inai and colleagues conducted a study to examine the patterns of and risk factors for deterioration of renal function after chemotherapy in metastatic testicular cancer survivors using the estimated...
Filed by: JV
Boys with undescended testes may have higher testis cancer risk
Monday, 3 December 2012- Boys whose testes have not descended have three times the risk for the later development of testicular cancer, a meta-analysis suggested. In an analysis of data from 12 studies published between 1980...
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Marijuana use linked to higher testis cancer risk
Tuesday, 11 September 2012- Smoking marijuana is associated with an increased risk of testicular cancer, but cocaine use is linked to a lessening of that risk, researchers reported. In a case-control study, people who...
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Predicting metastasized seminoma using gene expression
Friday, 20 January 2012- C. G. Ruf and colleagues conducted a study to evaluate the usefulness of gene expression profiling for predicting metastatic status in testicular seminoma at the time of first diagnosis compared with...
Edited by: JV
Investigating the muscular effects of antineoplastic agents in testis cancer patients
Wednesday, 3 August 29011- Standard treatment for patients with disseminated germ cell tumours is combination chemotherapy with bleomycin, etoposide and cisplatin (BEP). This treatment is highly effective, but the majority of...
Edited by: JV
US study reaffirms guideline against early screening for testis cancer
Thursday, 23 September 2010- A review of studies emphasizing the pros and cons of testicular cancer screening helped reaffirm a 2004 U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommendation against early screening of asymptomatic...
Edited by: JV
Study links DDT exposure in the womb to testicular cancer
Tuesday, 17 August 2010- Men exposed in the womb to the pesticide DDT and its related compounds are more likely to develop testicular cancer, according to a study by Public Health Institute (PHI) researchers published in the...
Edited by: ES
Scientists develop a model for investigating the origins of testicular cancer
Thursday, 5 August 2010- Scientists have developed a model that will enable them to investigate, for the first time, how human testes develop in baby boys while they are in the womb. Until now it has been impossible to study...
Edited by: ES
