Testicular Cancer Overview

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How many men get testicular cancer?

The American Cancer Society’s estimates for testicular cancer in the United States for 2013 are:

  • About 7,920 new cases of testicular cancer
  • About 370 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.


Last Medical Review: 05/16/2012
Last Revised: 01/28/2013