Testicular in Medical News

Another Genetic Link to Testicular Cancer Is Found

... News) -- A second gene linked to inherited testicular germ-cell cancer has been identified by ... study contributes to our understanding of why testicular germ-cell cancer appears to run in families," Dr. ... well as more effective ways to prevent and treat testicular germ-call cancer." The U.S. National Cancer ...

Second gene linked to familial testicular cancer

... raise a man's risk of familial, or inherited, testicular germ-cell cancer, the most common form of this ... be identified that affects the risk of familial testicular cancer, and the first gene in a key biochemical ... that heredity plays a role in some patients with testicular germ-cell cancer, although attempts to identify a ...

Hypospadias, a birth defect of the male urethra, is not increasing in New York state

... been on the rise, accompanied by increases in testicular cancer and hypospadias -- a congenital defect in ... together, these three conditions have been termed testicular dysgenesis syndrome. Environmental chemicals ... not declining, the current study suggests that testicular dysgenesis syndrome may not be a problem in ...

Researchers Spot Genes Linked to Testicular Cancer

... key gene variants tied to an increased risk of testicular cancer. They said the findings are an ... risk factors that can account for most cases of testicular cancer. These variants are the first striking ... (KITLG) gene are 4.5 times more likely to develop testicular cancer than men with two copies of the less ...

Male infertility associated with testicular cancer

... appear to have an increased risk of developing testicular cancer, according to a report in the February 23 ... , one of the JAMA/Archives journals. testicular germ cell cancer, the most common cancer among ... total of 34 of the 22,562 men were diagnosed with testicular cancer at least one year after seeking treatment ...

Male Infertility Tied to Testicular Cancer Risk

... -- Infertile men may be at increased risk for testicular cancer, U.S. researchers report. They analyzed ... registry data. Thirty-four of the men developed testicular cancer within a year of seeking treatment for ... treatment were 1.3 times more likely to develop testicular cancer than those of the same age in the general ...

Marijuana Linked to Aggressive Testicular Cancer

... for developing a particularly aggressive form of testicular cancer, a new study reveals. In fact, ... for developing the fastest-spreading version of testicular cancer -- nonseminoma, which accounts for about ... cases. "Since we know that the incidence of testicular cancer has been rising in our country and in ...

Marijuana use linked to increased risk of testicular cancer

... risk of developing the most aggressive type of testicular cancer, according to a study by researchers at ... associated with a 70 percent increased risk of testicular cancer. The risk was particularly elevated (about ... might be limited to nonseminoma, a fast-growing testicular malignancy that tends to strike early, between ...

Preeclampsia Might Protect Against Testicular Cancer

... ultimately helps protect their sons from testicular cancer, a new study suggests. The reasons for ... production, which could lower the risk of testicular cancer for a mother's son. A similar drop in ... place their sons at increased risk for testicular cancer. "High blood pressure by itself is not ...

Researchers Create Embryonic-Like Stem Cells From Human Testes

... they've figured out how to coax sperm-producing testicular cells into embryonic-like stem cells. The ... of Tubingen in Germany and his colleagues used testicular tissue from 22 men to create what they call ... and his colleagues aren't the first to reprogram testicular cells; others have already done so in mice. But ...

Men's Health Network Welcomes its Newest Member to its Nationwide Team, The Sean Kimerling Testicular Cancer Foundation

... to men and their families about symptoms of testicular cancer and the importance of self-examination. While the reason is unknown, the incidence of testicular cancer is growing. MHN is a national non-profit ... announcer for the New York Mets. Sean died from testicular cancer on September 9, 2003. He was only 37. ...

Experts highlight gaps in knowledge on caring for survivors of teenage and young adult cancers

... London, UK: Over 95% of patients with testicular cancer are cured nowadays, but this success has ... USA) will tell the conference: "Patients with testicular cancer, and, indeed, several other of the more ... resistance) and hormonal disorders. Survivors of testicular cancer may have life-long problems with low sperm ...

Symposium focuses on curable cancer that affects young men

... information on the biology and treatment of testicular cancer, the most common cancer among young men, will be presented at the Symposium on testicular Cancer organized by the European Society for ... for medical oncology (AIO). Currently, testicular cancer affects one in every 100 men per year in ...

Other highlights in the April 29 JNCI

... Metabolites Associated with Increased Risk of testicular Cancers Men exposed to organochlorine ... such as DDE, had an increased risk of testicular germ cell tumors. Previous research suggested ... may increase the risk for some types of testicular cancer, but that observation had not been ...

Stored Ovarian Tissue Needs Testing Before Re-Implantation

... who have been successfully treated if ovarian or testicular tissue they had stored in hope of regaining ... cancer patients worldwide have ovarian tissue and testicular tissue frozen in the hope of being able to have ... Meirow said. "All of this holds true for testicular tissue, too, although we are not so advanced in ...

Cancer could return unless stored ovarian tissue undergoes adequate testing before re-implantation

... worldwide have ovarian tissue and, in some cases, testicular tissue frozen in the hope of being able to have ... future investigation. All of this holds true for testicular tissue too, although we are not so advanced in successfully removing, storing and transplanting testicular tissue as we are with ovarian tissue. ...

Male Contraception: Progress Slow but Steady

... reviewed, including: Hormonal therapy and testicular warming -- Swerdloff and his team found that giving men testosterone and another hormone with testicular warming helped suppress sperm. "The transient testicular warming [like sitting in a spa] causes the ...

Testicular cancer gauge often not used

... ANN ARBOR, Mich. A standard part of testicular cancer care isnt used in more than half of all ... type of cancer. In a review of more than 4,700 testicular cancer cases, a combination of two of these tumor ... and potentially the outcome in patients with testicular cancer. If markers remain elevated after therapy, ...

Other highlights in the Dec. 25 JNCI

... Environmental Factors Early in Life May Influence testicular Cancer Risk The risk of testicular cancer was significantly lower among ... development of the disease. The incidence of testicular cancer varies considerably worldwide, but the ...

Couples more likely to divorce if spouse develops cervical or testicular cancer

... break down unless a spouse develops cervical or testicular cancer. In fact, the study, presented today ... more likely than normal to get divorced and testicular cancer survivors were 20 percent more likely to ... why divorce risk increased only with cervical and testicular cancer. The two cancers affect intimacy, ...

New Scientific Evidence Suggests Humans Resistant to Phthalate Effect on Lab Rodents

... than are rodents. Males born to the pregnant monkeys showed no gross testicular structural damage, and no other effects on the reproductive system ... showed that huge doses of a phthalate that can affect rodents showed no testicular effects in developing infant marmosets. It is worth noting that there are ...

American Urological Association/Engineering & Urological Society 2009 -- news tips

... of Medicine, were inspired to pursue this new target by recent studies on testicular cancer showing that heat substantially weakens these cells and makes them ... may be responsible for the high cure rates observed in men with testicular cancer, even when this cancer has metastasized throughout the body. ...

EAU TV goes 'live' at 24th Annual EAU Congress in Stockholm

... March 19 and 20, on major urological topics: prostate cancer, bladder and testicular cancer, renal cell cancer, benign prostatic hyperplasia, robotics, urinary ... Emberton, London (GB) and Manfred Wirth, Dresden (DE). Bladder and testicular Cancer Axel Heidenreich, Kln (DE), Maurizio Brausi, Modena (IT) and ...

Teens with cancer present unique psychological issues

... study, Dr. Carpentier plans to focus specifically on teen and young adult testicular cancer patients and their romantic partners to learn how testicular cancer impacts relationships, sexuality and fertility in the years ...

UNC study supports role of circadian clock in response to chemotherapy

... because cisplatin a chemotherapeutic agent commonly used to treat testicular cancer kills cancer cells by damaging DNA. While cisplatin is ... to tailor treatment and improve the survival rate for people with testicular cancer and these other more common cancers as well. He also would like ...

Cancer was one of the best things to happen to me ... but I worry about the future

... London, UK: For Dan Savage, surviving testicular cancer has been a spur to him making the most of his life and taking more ... to take that risk. Also they found that I had the most aggressive form of testicular cancer, teratoma," says Dan. Dan feels he got off fairly lightly, ...

'Cancer was one of the best things to happen to me... but I worry about the future'

... London, UK: For Dan Savage, surviving testicular cancer has been a spur to him making the most of his life and taking more ... to take that risk. Also they found that I had the most aggressive form of testicular cancer, teratoma," says Dan. Dan feels he got off fairly lightly, ...

Did Medicare Reimbursement Changes Affect Prostate Cancer Treatment?

... for ovarian cancer, 2.8 years for colorectal cancer, and 24 years for testicular cancer, with the testicular cancer gains largely due to an increase in the cure rate from 23 percent ...

JCI online early table of contents: March 13, 2008

... and are risk factors for the adult-onset disorders of low sperm count and testicular cancer. Although it is known that male hormones, in particular ... disorders (cryptorchidism and hypospadias, and low sperm count and testicular cancer, respectively). TITLE: Identification in rats of a programming ...

2 microRNAs promote spread of tumor cells

... identified as a possible oncogene a modified gene that causes cancer in testicular cancer. According to Huang, miR-520c is a new miRNA whose function has not ... only in tumor cells. They are not in normal testis, but are expressed in testicular cancer, Huang says. We see them in breast cancer cells, especially ...

Safeway Inc. and the Prostate Cancer Foundation to Fund Landmark Prostate Cancer Research Collaboration

... review of scientific evidence by cancer researchers at Johns Hopkins that testicular cancer patients, like seven-time Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong, ... rates of survival than others with different kinds of advanced cancer. testicular cancer begins in the testes, which are a few degrees cooler than the rest ...

Stem cells derived from adult testes produce wide range of tissue types

... into functional tissues. Ten years ago, Rafii observed that human testicular cancer cells share many characteristics with adult stem cells. As an oncologist, he also noticed that a large number of patients with testicular cancer develop tumors called teratomas, which contain different types of ...

Stem cells in adult testes provide alternative to embryonic stem cells for organ regeneration

... been extremely difficult to identify. We discovered that, within the testicular environment, only SPCs express a particular marker called GPR125," Dr. ... and Douglas Scherr -- it is expected that routine retrieval of adult human testicular tissue could be performed safely and in a timely fashion. Would such an ...

New Study Shows Daily Sex Can Increase Sperm Count

... show a link between xenoestrogens, particularly estrogenic steroids used to fatten livestock, as the culprit contributing to increased incidence of testicular cancer, decreased sperm counts, volume of sperm ejaculated, unhealthy sperm and reproductive abnormalities. So what's a guy to do who is ...

Daily sex helps to reduce sperm DNA damage and improve fertility

... Dr Greening said he thought the reason why sperm quality improved with frequent ejaculation was because the sperm had a shorter exposure in the testicular ducts and epididymis to reactive oxygen species very small molecules, high levels of which can damage cells. "The remainder of the men who had an ...

IU researchers find vibrator use to be common, linked to sexual health

... used vibrators, particularly those with more recent use, were more likely to report participation in sexual health promoting behaviors, such as testicular self-exam. Men who had used vibrators recently also scored themselves higher on four of the five domains of sexual function, as measured by the ...

Scottish Widows Releases Critical Illness Cover Claims Figures

... is five years and cancer is still the main reason for a claim by both men and women, with breast cancer affecting 51% of female cancer claimants and testicular cancer affecting 10% of males. Cervical (5%), ovarian (5%) and malignant melanoma (5%) were the other most claimed for cancers for females, ...

Women 10 times more likely to do breast self-exams correctly with intervention, KP study finds

... in their own health care, and can be modified to educate patients about other self-screening techniques for cancers such as melanoma and testicular cancer, say the researchers. "Many women avoid breast self-exams because they are worried about doing them correctly; however, our study showed ...

Women Ten Times More Likely To Do Breast Self-Exams Correctly With Intervention Program, Kaiser Permanente Study Finds

... in their own health care, and can be modified to educate patients about other self-screening techniques for cancers such as melanoma and testicular cancer, say the researchers. "Many women avoid breast self-exams because they are worried about doing them correctly; however, our study ...

Meet the expert sessions at the 24th Annual EAU Congress

... chairing this year's ICUD. Professor of Urology at Dsseldorf University (GE), Prof Peter Albers, will be chairing the third and last session on testicular and penile cancer, Thursday 19 March 2009 from 15:30 to 16:00 hours. He is an active member of German Association of Urology (DGU), European ...