Researchers have validated a specific cluster of microRNAs (miRNAs) as reliable biomarkers for detecting malignant testicular ...

But young adults also can get them. Testicular germ cell cancers are the most common form of cancer in young men ages 15 to 30. As a fetus grows, germ cells migrate (move) along the developing spine.

Malignant testicular germ cell tumors are the most common cancers diagnosed in males ages 15 to 39 in the U.S., though incidence has increased by almost 40% in the last 50 years. At the same time ...

Cornell researchers have confirmed that a previously identified biomarker for detecting the presence of malignant testicular germ cell tumors – the most common solid cancers in young men – has the ...

The firm is developing a kitted version of the four-biomarker combination test, and it plans to commercialize them in the EU and US markets.

Two’s company, but a lump is a crowd! April is Testicular Cancer Awareness Month, a time to take charge of your health by not ...

There is an increased risk of testicular cancer in people with undescended testicles. Germ cell neoplasia in situ (GCNIS) means that there are abnormal cells in the testicle. It isn't cancer. There is ...

Testicular cancer mostly affects young and middle-aged men, with an average diagnosis age of 33. In the US, testicular cancer ...

The latter two factors are also associated with testicular germ cell cancer. Daling and colleagues questioned 369 men (ages 18–44 years) with testicular germ cell cancer and 979 age-matched ...

“Let's be honest, guys are always touching their balls!” said Charles McCluskey, MD, testicular cancer survivor and urology resident at the Medical College of Georgia. “Education about testicular self ...