GENERAL HISTOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -While 1 in 7 men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer at some point in their life, only 1 in 263 men will be diagnosed with testicular cancer. However, testicular cancer is the most common cancer diagnosed in men aged 15 to 35.

Detailed explanation-2: -Testicular cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer in men between the ages of 15 and 35. In 2020, there were an estimated 3, 000 new cases of the disease in the United States among people aged 20 to 29 and 3, 100 new cases in the United States among people aged 30 to 39. The average age of diagnosis is 33.

Detailed explanation-3: -Testicular cancer incidence is strongly related to age, with the highest incidence rates being in the 30 to 34 age group.

Detailed explanation-4: -However, testis cancer can occur at any age: It is the second most common malignancy in young men 15 to 19 years old (leukemia is No. 1), with approximately 6 percent of cases occurring in children and teens, and about 7 percent occurring in men over the age of 55.