Overview

• An OSUCCC–James and SSRS survey of 1,008 U.S. adults found only 13% correctly identified that testicular cancer most commonly affects men aged 20 to 40.
• Nearly two-thirds of respondents believed screening is more crucial after age 40 rather than during the high-risk period of young adulthood.
• Just over half of participants recognized the need for monthly self-examinations despite medical recommendations to check for painless lumps or changes every month.
• While 63% acknowledged that early detection improves cure rates, many younger adults mistakenly think testicular cancer symptoms always involve pain.
• Testicular cancer affects about 10,000 U.S. men annually and has a five-year survival rate of roughly 95% when caught early.