Testicular cancer epidemiology in the North Moravia Area

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Klin Onkol 1990; 3(1): 11-12.

Summary:
 Testicular cancer is one of the most common cancer in men in age of 20—40 years. In the North Moravia Area increases its number too. The occurrence is 3,95 tumours a 100 000 men, 47 % seminomas, 51 % nonseminomas. The most number of seminomas is in age of 20—24 years, nonseminomas 30—34 years. The risk of this tumour rise is 43x higher in the anomal placed testis than in a healthy one.