Read press release Testicular cancer Key Facts
Key messages on incidence, survival, mortality, risk factors (causes) and a summary table of the statistics for testicular cancer are given here.
More comprehensive information and statistics for testicular cancer is here: incidence, survival, mortality and risk factors.
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The latest statistics available for testicular cancer are; incidence 2010, mortality 2010, and survival 2005-2009. Source years are specified in the statistics table. Find out why these are the latest statistics available.
- Around 2,300 men in the UK were diagnosed with testicular cancer in 2010.
- Testicular cancer is rare before puberty but is the most common cancer of men aged 15-49 in the UK.
- Incidence of testicular cancer has more than doubled in Britain since the mid-1970s.
- Testicular cancer incidence is rising, particularly in white men.
Read more in-depth testicular cancer incidence statistics.
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- Since the introduction of combination chemotherapy in the 1970s, survival rates for testicular cancer have risen every year to cure rates of over 95%.
- Now, more than 95% of men with testicular cancer are cured, compared to less than 70% in the early 1970s.
Read more in-depth testicular cancer survival statistics.
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- In the UK in 2010 around 70 men died from testicular cancer.
- Testicular cancer death rates have fallen by 80% since the mid-1970s.
Read more in-depth testicular cancer mortality statistics.
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- Men who have been diagnosed with testicular cancer have a 12 fold increased risk of being diagnosed with a second cancer of the testis.
- Men with a first-degree relative with testicular cancer have up to 10 times the risk of testicular cancer compared to men without a family history of the disease.
- White men have a higher risk of testicular cancer than men of other ethnicities.
- A condition where one or both testes have not descended into the scrotum, known as cryptorchidism, increases the risk of testicular cancer.
- Men with low fertility have a higher risk of testicular cancer.
Read more in-depth causes of testicular cancer.
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| TESTICULAR CANCER STATISTICS | Males | Country | Year3 |
| Number of new cases per year | 2,286 | UK | 2010 |
| Incidence rate per 100,000 population1 | 7.5 | ||
| Number of deaths per year | 75 | UK | 2010 |
| Mortality rate per 100,000 population1 | 0.2 | ||
| One-year survival rate2 | 98.0% | England | 2005-2009 |
| Five-year survival rate2 | 97.2% | ||
| Ten-year survival rate2 | 96.5% | England & Wales | 2007 (predicted) |
1. European age-standardised 2. Adults diagnosed 3. Latest statistics available
More detailed testicular cancer statistics can be also be found in this section using these links: incidence, survival, mortality, risk factors.
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