Category — teen cancer

There are a few different types of testicular cancer; the most common types are teratomas and seminomas.

Teenagers tend to suffer from a type of testicular cancer known as teratomas. A teratoma grows from a type of cell called a germ cell which are part of the reproductive system. Teratomas can form in the male teen’s testicles and, in rarer cases, the ova’s of female teens.

The other form of testicular cancer, Seminomas, tend to affect older men.