Testicular Cancer

Testicular Cancer incepts inside the testicles (reproductive glands) located into the scrotum of males. Also referred to as the germ cell tumor, while there is no linkage between testicular cancer and vasectomy, some of the known factors responsible for increasing the chances of an individual to developing testicular cancer are abnormal testicle development, medical history of testicular cancer or that of undescended testicle, and Klinefelter syndrome. Other causes could be an HIV infection and exposure to certain chemicals. Testicular cancer mostly occurs among men lying in the age group of 15-35, as also in old-aged men, but very rarely in young boys. It is of two kinds: seminomas and nonseminomas that grow from with within germs cells that form sperm.