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===|| HOME || CAUSE || EFFECTS || TREATMENT || PREVENTION || OTHER || NOTES || MLA ||=== Resources
 * 1) 1 Lamb, Kirsten. __Cancer__. New York: Raintree Steck-Vaughn Publishers, 2003.
 * 2) 2 Cancer.gov
 * 3) 3 Benowitz, Stephen. __Cancer__. Berkley Heights : Endslow Publishers, Inc., 1999.
 * 4) 4 kidshealth.org
 * 5) 5 health.yahoo.com
 * 6) 6 livestrong.org


 * CAUSE **: How you get the disease - genetic? lifestyle? Can you 'catch it'?


 * EFFECTS **: The effects of the disease on your body, including signs and symptoms

**TREATMENT** : What is the treatment for the disease? Is there a cure?


 * PREVENTION **: Can you protect yourself from getting this disease, or make choices that will reduce your chances of getting it?

**OTHER** : Choose at least one other relevant topic related to your disease. For example, is there any current news about your topic? Is there a specific aspect of your disease that is interesting? Is your disease more common in certain groups of people? Is there something controversial about your disease? Is there a famous person with this disease that you could feature on your wiki? genetic health ||
 * =What is the cause of testicular cancer?= ||  ||
 * **Citation** #2 ||  ||
 * **Subject of notes** || unknown
 * **Notes** || * exact cause is unknown.
 * having a brother or father who had testicular cancer
 * fertility problems
 * Testicular cancer is more common in white men than African-Caribbean or Asian men. It occurs more commonly in wealthier social groups. The reasons for this are not known. ||

(include the words or phrases from keyword searches) || stages, symptoms ||
 * =What are the effects of testicular cancer?= ||  ||
 * **Citation** (title, author, publication, date, URL, etc.) || #2 ||
 * **Subject of notes**
 * **Notes** || * stage 1 or 2 - it affects only the testicle or the testicle and the nearest lymph gland.
 * stage 3 - it has spread further than the nears lymph glands
 * A lump in either testicle.
 * An enlarged (swollen) testicle.
 * A dull ache in the lower abdomen or groin.
 * A sudden gathering of fluid in the scrotum.
 * Feeling of heaviness in the scrotum. ||

No prevention || The main topic is that testicular cancer cannot be prevented right now. ||
 * =How is testicular cancer treated?= ||  ||
 * **Citation** || #2 ||
 * **Subject of notes** || operation ||
 * **Notes** || * There is no cure for testicular cancer but there are several ways to get rid of it. Most testicular cancer can be treated by surgery, radiation therapy or chemotherapy. these have a very high success rate, however different people have different side affects. Testicular cancer has one of the best survival rate of all cancers. Treatments are very successful
 * best survival rate of all cancers ||
 * =How is testicular cancer prevented?= ||  ||
 * **Citation #2** ||
 * **Subject of notes**
 * **Subject of notes**
 * **Notes**
 * not easily prevented.
 * no proven way to prevent it. || TEsticular cancer is not easily prevented mainly because there have been no proven preventions that actually work. however, even though you cannot prevent it testicular cancer isnt too hard to remove once found. it is suggested that a male should often check for lumps on the testicles or swelling of the scrotom. if it is found it must be reported to a hospital quickly. ||
 * **Ideas**
 * || it is sad that there are no wayts to prevent it but atlest it is a type of cancer that can be treated fairly easily. Also i think that there is a way to prevent testicular cancer that scientists will find one day but untill then we have to follow the suggested guidelines. ||
 * =Other= ||  ||
 * **Citation**
 * 6 ||  ||
 * **Subject of notes** || lance armstrong - his story ||
 * **Notes** || * october 1996 -diagnosed
 * cancer -free after treatment
 * could ride again
 * won more races. ||

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