Testicular Self-Exam (cont.)
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Risk Factors
The cause of testicular cancer is unknown, but there are several known risk factors:
- Family history of testicular tumors
- History of an undescended testicle or a late descending testicle
- History of mumps and later shrinking of the testicles
- Injury to the scrotum
- Ethnicity: More common in white than black men
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