Swiss men among those at highest risk of testicular cancer

The rate of testicular cancer in Switzerland remains one of the highest in the world, with incidence becoming more common, particularly among younger men, according to statistical evidence. Recent research by American doctor Manas Nigam at the University of Chicago found that Switzerland had the second highest occurrence rate of testicular cancer averaged out over the last two decades. Studying more than 18,000 reported cases between 1992 and 2009, the US team found that Switzerland was tied with Norway in second place with 12.7 cases per 10,000 men. Only Denmark (13.7) had a higher incidence rate. The findings were similar to another statistical study carried out by Ariana Znaor published on the European Urology website last year. This showed the Swiss rate of testicular cancer in 2008 as 9.2 per 10,000 men, behind Norway (9.9) and Denmark (9.4). The Swiss newspaper 20 Minuten quoted figures from the Swiss National Institute for Cancer Epidemiology and ...