Who gets testicular cancer?
In the United States this year, about 6,900 new cases of testicular cancer will be diagnosed. The disease most commonly occurs in men between the ages of 25 and 35, although it can happen at any age. White men are more likely to get testicular cancer than black men are. In the last 40 years, testicular cancer risk has increased for white men but has stayed the same for black men in America. The United Kingdom and Scandinavia have the highest risk of getting testicular cancer. African and Asian men have the lowest risk. American men have a moderate risk. Researchers do not know what accounts for these differences.
