Genital And Testis Tumors - Coverage From The 60th Annual Congress Of The German Urological Association

STUTTGART, GERMANY (UroToday.com) - Height is associated with a higher risk for the development of testicular cancer as shown in a case-control study of 6,415 patients with testicular cancer from 103 German institutions.

For every patient, six healthy controls were analyzed. Patients with testicular cancer had an average height of 181.7 cm compared to 179.9 cm in healthy controls. Height of 185-190 cm, 191-195 cm, and > 195 cm was present in 19.5% versus 16.3%; 9.6% versus 6.3%; and 4.8% versus 1.95% - all in favor of patients with testicular cancer. Height > 190 cm was associated with a relative risk of 2.59 (95% CI 2.2-3.6) to develop testicular cancer. There was no difference in terms of histologic subtype (seminoma versus non-seminoma).

The authors claim these results to be related to food intake during childhood.

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1. Genital And Testis Tumors - Coverage From The 60th Annual Congress Of The German Urological Association