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Testicular Cancer Screening (PDQ®)     
Last Modified: 04/03/2008
Health Professional Version
Purpose of This PDQ Summary

This PDQ cancer information summary for health professionals provides comprehensive, peer-reviewed, evidence-based information about testicular cancer screening. This summary is reviewed regularly and updated as necessary by the PDQ Screening and Prevention Editorial Board 1.

Information about the following is included in this summary:

  • Testicular cancer incidence and mortality statistics and information about testicular cancer risk factors.
  • Benefits and harms of testicular cancer screening.

This summary is intended as a resource to inform clinicians and other health professionals about testicular cancer screening. The PDQ Screening and Prevention Editorial Board uses a formal evidence ranking system 2 in reporting the evidence of benefit and potential harms associated with screening. It does not provide formal guidelines or recommendations for making health care decisions. Information in this summary should not be used as a basis for reimbursement determinations.

This summary is also available in a patient version 3, which is written in less technical language.



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1http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/pdq/screening-prevention-board
2http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/pdq/screening/levels-of-evidence/HealthProfe
ssional
3http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/pdq/screening/testicular/Patient