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Could environmental pollution from industry contribute to cryptorchidism increase?

Environmental pollution from industries such as coal mining and metal works may play a role in the increasing numbers of boys born with undescended testicles, according to a study published today in Human Reproduction.

Mar 17, 2021

Oncology & Cancer

Testicular cancer risk tripled in boys whose testes fail to descend

Boys whose testes have not descended at birth—a condition known as cryptorchidism—are almost three times as likely to develop testicular cancer in later life, finds an analysis of the available evidence published online ...

Nov 28, 2012

News tagged with cryptorchidism

Could environmental pollution from industry contribute to cryptorchidism increase?

Testicular cancer risk tripled in boys whose testes fail to descend

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