The American Cancer Society estimates that in the year 2001 about 7,200 new cases of testicular cancer will be diagnosed in the United States. An estimated 400 men will die of testicular cancer in the year 2001.
Testicular cancer is one of the most curable forms of cancer.
The testicles are the male sex glands and are part of the male reproductive system. Testicles are also called testes or gonads . They are located behind the penis in a pouch of skin called the scrotum . The testicles produce several male hormones, including testosterone and sperm . The hormones control the development of the reproductive organs, as well as other male characteristics - body and facial hair, low voice, and wide shoulders.