Testicular Cancer Risk Factors

Study data from Harvard University update knowledge of testicular cancer risk factors

Published in Cancer Weekly, January 29th, 2008

A report, 'Birth weight and the risk of testicular cancer: a meta-analysis,' is newly published data in International Journal of Cancer. "The high incidence of testicular cancer in young males indicates a potential role of events during early life. Birth weight has been identified as a factor possibly associated with the risk of cancers later in life," scientists in the United States report.

"To investigate the association between birth weight and testicular cancer, we conducted a Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of published studies investigating the association between birth weight and testicular cancer. Data were combined using a fixed-effects model....

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Source: Cancer Weekly (2008-01-29)

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