What causes testicular cancer?
Anything that increases your chance of getting a disease is called a risk factor.
Having a risk factor does not mean that you will get cancer; not having risk factors doesn’t mean that you will not get cancer.
Testicular cancer risk factors
Risk factors for testicular cancer include the following:
Undescended testicle (cryptorchidism)
Congenital abnormalities
History of testicular cancer
Family history of testicular cancer
Abnormal testicular development
Undescended testicle (cryptorchidism)
Normally, the testicles descend from inside the abdomen into the scrotum before birth
The risk of testicular cancer is increased in males with a testicle that does not move down into the scrotum
This risk does not change even after surgery to move the testicle into the scrotum
The increased risk applies to both testicles
Men born with abnormalities of the testicles, penis, or kidneys
Men with inguinal hernia (hernia in the groin area, where the thigh meets the abdomen), may be at increased risk
History of testicular cancer
Men who have had testicular cancer are at increased risk of developing cancer in the other testicle.
Family history of testicular cancer
The risk for testicular cancer is greater in men whose brother or father has had the disease.
Abnormal testicular development
Conditions, such as Klinefelter's syndrome, where the testicles do not develop normally, may increase a person's risk of testicular cancer.
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