Seminoma: Cancer of the sperm-producing cells in the testicles. The cancer is not aggressive and tends not to metastasize. More detailed information about the symptoms, causes, and treatments of Seminoma is available below.
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Visit our research pages for current research about Seminoma treatments.
The US based website ClinicalTrials.gov lists information on both federally and privately supported clinical trials using human volunteers.
Some of the clinical trials listed on ClinicalTrials.gov for Seminoma include:
See full list of 28 Clinical Trials for Seminoma
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A radiosensitive malignant germ cell tumor found in the testis (especially undescended), ovaries, anterior mediastinum and pineal gland. --2003 - (Source - Diseases Database)
Malignant tumor of the testis; usually occurring in older men - (Source - WordNet 2.1)
Seminoma is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of
Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health
(NIH). This means that Seminoma, or a subtype of Seminoma,
affects less than 200,000 people in the US population.
Source - National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Ophanet, a consortium of European partners,
currently defines a condition rare when it affects 1 person per 2,000.
They list Seminoma as a "rare disease".
Source - Orphanet
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