Cancer that is developed in the testicle is testicular cancer.
            
spread to other areas of the body the cells are carried by the bloodstream or by a lymph  .
            
fluid that tissues all over the body produce to get rid of bacteria and other abnormal .
            
substances. Surgeons often can remove the lymph nodes deep in the abdomen to learn .
            
whether testicular cancer cells have spread.
            
	Testicular cancer is pretty uncommon. In the United States only about 4,000 cases .
            
are diagnosed yearly. In young men between the ages of 15 to 34, it is one of the most .
            
common forms of cancer. It still occurs in other age groups, so all men should be aware .
            
of its signs and symptoms. .
            
There is no real known cause for testicular cancer. With men who have the .
            
condition know as Cryptorchidism, where one testicle has not descended, have a high risk .
            
of being diagnosed.   This can happen before the baby is born when the testicles that are .
            
formed between the kidneys do not move down.  They usually move down by birth or .
            
within the first year of their life.  If they do not move down they could need surgery.  .
            
Also high at risk are people with HIV infection, a history of testicular cancer within .
            
the family, white men, and usually upper class people.  There may also be a gene that can .
            
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be passed down through family that may cause it.  Still very little is known on how to .
            
prevent it in the first place.  .
            
                                                                                                                                                                Finding testicular cancer usually starts with self-examinations, feeling the testicles .
            
for lumps in or on the testicle.  This lump is usually not painful, and sometimes the .
            
testicle will enlarge.  After finding a lump a person should see a doctor for more tests.  .
            
They will send the person to specialists who will ask about family history.  The man may .
            
receive an ultra sound of the testicles to see if the lump is really cancer or just a cyst, .