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Introduction<br />

www.downst<strong>at</strong>esurgery.org<br />

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<strong>Testicular</strong> cancer is most common among men aged 15 to 35 years<br />

Secondary peak in incidence after age 60<br />

Incidence 7.5 cases per 100,000<br />

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5-fold higher in whites<br />

Highly tre<strong>at</strong>able<br />

Mortality r<strong>at</strong>e before 1970s was 50% compared to

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