Factors Affecting a Testicular Cancer Prognosis
The American Cancer Society estimates that 8,250 men will be diagnosed with
testicular cancer in 2006 and 370 men will die from the disease during that same time.
The testicular cancer prognosis will depend on:
- The testicular cancer stage
- The type of cancer
- The size of the tumor
- The number and size of retroperitoneal lymph nodes.
Testicular Cancer Prognosis: What Are Survival Rates?
Survival rates indicate the percentage of people with a certain type and stage of cancer who survive the disease for a specific period of time after their diagnosis. Often, statistics refer to the 5-year survival rate. The 5-year survival rate is the percentage of people who are alive 5 years after diagnosis, whether they have few or no signs or symptoms of cancer, are free of disease, or are receiving treatment. Survival rates are based on large groups of people; they cannot be used to predict what will happen to a particular patient. No two patients are exactly alike, and
testicular cancer treatment and responses to treatment vary greatly.
Survival Rates for Testicular Cancer
Testicular cancer survival rates can be calculated by different methods for different purposes. The survival rates presented here are based on the relative survival rate. The relative survival rate measures the survival of the cancer patients in comparison to the general population to estimate the effect of cancer. The overall 5-year relative testicular cancer survival rate for 1996-2002 was 95.7 percent. The 5-year relative survival rates by race were:
- 95.9 percent for Caucasian men
- 90 percent for African American men.
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