The majority of people with testicular cancer can be cured

The majority of people with testicular cancer can be cured

According to data from the Cancer Research Center UK almost all testicular cancer patients in the country could be cured .

The survival rate of people with the disease is increased by almost a third since the decade of the 1970s and more than 96 percent cured , whereas 40 years ago , only less than 70 percent of patients who could be saved from this disease .

In the UK , every year there are approximately 2,300 new cases of testicular cancer . Unlike other cancers , the disease attacks at a young age and generally attacking British men aged 15 to 49 years .

Increased life expectancy of people with testicular cancer in the UK is largely due to the use of the drug Cisplatin , which is a chemotherapy drug that is also used to treat bladder cancer , lung and ovary .

Chief Executive of Cancer Research UK Centres Harpal Kumar said this drug is a success story developed by British scientists .

" This drug helps almost all men with testicular cancer to beat the disease and is an example of what can be achieved through dedicated research , " he said as quoted by telegraph.co.uk .

Kumar said that 96 percent of men with testicular cancer are now cured telahg . However , the need to be aware of further study is four percent of men who could not survive the disease .

" Only with further research we can bring progress and was able to defeat all types of cancer , " he said .

The most common early symptom of testicular cancer is a lump or swelling in one testicle .