Testicular Cancer Patient Resource Area

Almost 8,000 men will be diagnosed with testicular cancers each year. Although testicular cancer accounts for 1% of all cancers in men, it is the most common form of cancer in men 15 to 40 years old. Survival rates for young men with this cancer have improved significantly in the last ten years. Learn more about testicular self exam and testicular cancer by using the links below.

Men's Health Network: Testicular Exam
A descriptive and illustrated guide to preforming a self exam for testicular cancer. For men, starting at age 15, monthly self-exams of the testicles are an effective way of getting to know this area of your body and thus detecting testicular cancer at an early—and very curable—stage.

Testicular Cancer
A comprehensive cancer center Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center's web site includes information based on types of cancer. In this section you can find information about our expertise in treating men with testicular cancer, services at Sloan Kettering, and their research.

Medline Plus: Testicular Cancer
Crested by the National Library of Medicine, a part of the national Institutes of Health, Medline Plus assists you in locating authoritative health information. Includes latest news in testicular cancer as well as an overview, disease management, and related issues. Also included is a list of support organizations.

Testicular Cancer Home Page
The National Cancer Institute's cancer topics page features an overview of testicular cancer, including treatment, prevention, causes, screening and testing, clinical trials, and statistics.

Testicular Cancer Resource Center (TCRC)
The Testicular Cancer Resource Center is a charitable organization devoted to helping people understand testicular and extragonadal germ cell tumors. Specifically, the site provides accurate and timely information about these tumors and their treatment to anyone and everyone interested. We have information for patients, caregivers, family, friends, and physicians.