Epidemiology of Testicular Cancer in Oklahoma and the United States

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• Alternative Title:
  J Okla State Med Assoc
• Personal Author:
  Smith, Shannon ; Janitz, Amanda ; Campbell, Janis
• Description:
  Testicular cancer is a rare cause of morbidity and mortality in the US. Marked disparities in the development of this cancer exist, with testicular cancer being more common in Caucasian men and men of higher socioeconomic status. The incidence of testicular cancer is increasing worldwide, and the reasons for this have not been well documented. It has been proposed that this increase may be due to highly prevalent environmental factors, or from exposure to polychlorinated biphenyls, polyvinyl chloride, cigarette smoking, and tetrahydrocannabinol (THC). For our analysis, data were obtained from the Oklahoma Central Cancer Registry and the Surveillance, Epidemiology and End Results program. Age-adjusted incidence rates and five-year relative survival were calculated for Oklahoma and for the US. Overall, incidence was lower in Oklahoma than the US, but no differences were observed between the US and Oklahoma regarding survival by year of diagnosis, race, age, and stage.
• Subjects:
  Adolescent Adult Aged Child Child, Preschool Humans Incidence Infant Infant, Newborn Male Middle Aged Registries Testicular Neoplasms Young Adult

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• Source:
  J Okla State Med Assoc. 109(7-8):385-390.
• Pubmed ID:
  27885307
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC5119752
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Funding:
  U58 DP005513/DP/NCCDPHP CDC HHS/United States
• Place as Subject:
  Oklahoma ; United States
• Volume:
  109
• Collection(s):
  CDC Public Access
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:08203502fc92f02f39bc08c8c6318e611e7ec74af96e13aae616ac89d999c794
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/42847/cdc_42847_DS1.pdf
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