Germ cell tumors aren’t always cancer, but they can be. Learn what causes them, what to look for, and how they’re treated.

Germ cell cancer can develop in children and adults. Researchers don’t know exactly what causes germ cell cancers to form, but they have identified some risk factors. Germ cell tumors are ...

Germ cell tumors How common are germ cell cancers? Germ cell tumors are rare, so very few young people get germ cell cancer. Out of every 100 children and teens under age 20 who have cancer, only 4 of ...

Anthony went to the doctor after repeatedly getting a cough and fever, and X-rays showed an unusual reason why ...

PDQ® Pediatric Treatment Editorial Board. PDQ Childhood Extracranial Germ Cell Tumors Treatment. Bethesda, MD: National Cancer Institute. Accessed 06/07/2018. Managing extragonadal germ cell tumors in ...

Scientists with the NIH-backed SMaHT Network are mapping every DNA mutation in the human body, creating a groundbreaking ...

A charity boss has run the length of Hadrian’s Wall dressed as a pair of testicles to raise awareness about the cancer which killed his brother. Toby Freeman ran 90 miles from Bowness-on-Solway in ...

Malignant testicular germ cell tumors are the most common cancers diagnosed in males ages 15 to 39 in the U.S., though incidence has increased by almost 40% in the last 50 years.

The ACS states that cases of testicular cancer among middle-aged men are on the rise, with 33 being the average age of ...

Many cancer patients are fearful of undergoing treatment because they've heard about the difficult chemotherapy and radiation ...

A charity fundraiser has run 150km (90 miles) along the length of Hadrian's Wall dressed as a pair of testicles to try reducing the stigma around testicular cancer. Toby Freeman from Colchester is the ...

Benign germ cell ovarian tumours . Mature teratomas are the most common type of ovarian germ cell tumour. They are non cancerous (benign). Mature teratoma is also often called an ovarian dermoid cyst.