How many men get testicular cancer?

The American Cancer Society's most recent estimates for testicular cancer in the United States are for 2012:

• About 8,590 new cases of testicular cancer
• About 360 deaths from testicular cancer

A man's lifetime chance of having testicular cancer is about 1 in 270. Testicular cancer is one of the most curable forms of cancer. Because treatment is so successful, the risk of dying from this cancer is very low: about 1 in 5,000.