Testis cancer: Genes, environment, hormones

• Main Author: Alberto Ferlin (auth)
• Other Authors: Carlo Foresta (auth)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Frontiers Media SA 2015
• Series: Frontiers Research Topics
• Subjects: Medicine; Germ cell tumor; KITLG; cancer genetics; testis cancer; Cryptorchidism; Endocrine Disruptors
• Online Access: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

Testicular cancer (TC) is the most common cancer in males aged 20-40 years, with a worldwide incidence of 7.5 per 100,000, but the rates vary considerably between countries and ethnic groups and there is evidence also for an increasing incidence in last decades. About 95% of all TCs are represented...