A 37-year-old member asked:
are prostate cancer and testicular cancer considered the same thing?
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Dr. Jesse Mills answered
20 years experience Urology
No: Both are male organ cancers. That's about it. Prostate cancer typically affects men in their 40s and older. Testis cancer affects men of all ages with peak prevalence between 25-50.
Answered on Dec 23, 2014
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Dr. Richard Sarle answered
22 years experience Urology
No !: These cancers are in different organs.
Answered on Oct 23, 2013
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Here are...: For testicular cancer, largely relies on awareness and regular tse (testicular self-exam).
For prostate cancer (p-ca), largely relies on knowing wh ... Read More
A 41-year-old male asked:
Dr. Steven Ginsberg answered
37 years experience Hematology and Oncology
Anything's possible: Prostate cancer is usually a disease of older men, and testicular cancer a disease of younger men. Neither is common in men in their 40s.
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Dr. Sewa Legha answered
50 years experience Medical Oncology
Medical exam?: Have you had a medical exam from your doctor? It is easy to detect Testicular cancer as you would be able to feel a lump/growth or mass in your testic ... Read More
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Dr. Simon Kimm answered
16 years experience Urology
No.: Testicular removal, or surgical castration, is not a cure for prostate cancer. It is used as a type of androgen deprivation therapy (adt) in cases whe ... Read More
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