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ArticleAmerican journal of men's health

A Cross-Sectional Analysis of Testicular Cancer Symptom Recognition and Stage of Diagnosis.

Michael J Rovito, Mike Craycraft, Wesley B Adams, Michael Maresca, Mohamad M Saab, Clint Cary, Chayna Gooljar, Sydney Martinez, Rama Abu Zanet

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9 authors.

Michael J RovitoTesticular Cancer Research Collaborative, Department of Health Sciences, College of Health Professions and Sciences, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-8086-3460
Mike CraycraftTesticular Cancer Society, Cincinnati, OH, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-9963-6487
Wesley B AdamsTesticular Cancer Research Collaborative, Department of Health Sciences, College of Health Professions and Sciences, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL, USA.
Michael MarescaTesticular Cancer Research Collaborative, Department of Health Sciences, College of Health Professions and Sciences, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL, USA.
Mohamad M SaabCatherine McAuley School of Nursing and Midwifery, Brookfield Health Sciences Complex, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland.ORCID 0000-0002-7277-6268
Clint CaryHealth Simon Cancer Center, Indiana University, Indianapolis, IN, USA.
Chayna GooljarTesticular Cancer Research Collaborative, Department of Health Sciences, College of Health Professions and Sciences, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL, USA.
Sydney MartinezTesticular Cancer Research Collaborative, Department of Health Sciences, College of Health Professions and Sciences, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL, USA.
Rama Abu ZanetTesticular Cancer Research Collaborative, Department of Health Sciences, College of Health Professions and Sciences, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL, USA.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

There is a need to further explore the relationship between atypical symptom reporting and stage diagnosis to help develop a clearer defined list of possible testicular cancer (TC) symptoms that could assist physicians diagnose the disease earlier. A cross-sectional study was employed to explore possible associations between TC symptom presentation and stage of diagnosis. An original 40-item survey was distributed among 698 TC survivors to determine the potential impact of several risk factors, experiences, and behaviors upon diagnosis. This analysis aimed to explore how certain patient-driven experiences (e.g., symptoms, perceptions, and behaviors) could serve as catalysts for seeking medical care for testicular health concerns. Experiencing hot flashes or having no symptoms had a positive association with later-stage diagnosis while change in shape had a significant negative association with later-stage diagnosis. While the logistic regression model explained relatively low variance in the data (

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Neoplasms, Germ Cell and EmbryonalTesticular NeoplasmsCross-Sectional StudiesHot FlashesHumansMaleoncology/cancerpatient advocacystage at diagnosissymptomstesticular cancer

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