Testis — ICD 186

Abstract

The ASMR for cancer of the testis was 0.7 in 1970 and 0.9 in 1982. This period saw a rapid increase in the mortality rates. The annual increase of 8.57% was the third-highest of all cancer sites under study. The mortality/age curve displays a bimodal pattern. The frequency increases after the age of about 15 years to reach a first peak at the age of 25–30 after which it declines until the age of about 45. The second part of the curve increases again starting from the age of 50–55 years. The shapes of the mortality/age curves for the years 1970 and 1982 are different, especially in younger age groups. The increase in the mortality rate was faster in young age groups. In 1978, the mortality rate for testicular cancer fluctuated between 1.8 in the German Democratic Republic and 1.5 in Hungary, to 0.3 in Finland, Greece, Spain and 0.0 in Iceland. With a rate of 0.8 Poland is a medium-risk country.