Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Care

Selected References

Screening for Testicular Cancer

Adapted to the Canadian context by R. Wayne Elford, MD, CCFP, FCFP, Professor and Director of Research and Faculty Development, Department of Family Medicine, University of Calgary, Alberta, from the report prepared for the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force

These recommendations were finalized by the Task Force in January 1994

1. Canadian Task Force on the Periodic Health Examination: The periodic health examination: 2. 1984 update. Can Med Assoc J 1984; 130: 1278-1285

2. Canadian Council of Cancer Registries: The Making of the Canadian Cancer Registry: Cancer Incidence in Canada and its regions, 1969 to 1988. Health and Welfare Canada, Statistics Canada, 1993: 55

3. Vogt HB, McHale MS: Testicular cancer. Role of primary care physicians in screening and education. Postgrad Med 1992; 92: 93-101

4. Boring CC, Squires TS, Tong T: Cancer statistics, 1993. Cancer J Clin 1993; 43: 7-26

5. Bosl GJ, Vogelzang NJ, Goldman A, et al: Impact of delay in diagnosis on clinical stage of testicular cancer. Lancet 1981; 2: 970-973

6. Prout GR, Griffin PP: Testicular tumors: delay in diagnosis and influence on survival. Am Fam Physician 1984; 29: 205-209

7. Marty PJ, McDermott RJ: Three strategies for encouraging testicular self-examination among college-aged males. J Am Coll Health 1986; 34: 253-258

8. Ostwald SK, Rothenberger J: Development of a testicular self-examination program for college men. J Am Coll Health 1985; 33: 234-239

9. Garnick MB: Testicular cancer. Sem Surg Oncol 1989; 5: 221-226

10. Westlake SJ, Frank JW: Testicular self-examination: an argument against routine teaching. Fam Pract 1987; 4: 143-148

11. Rowland RG: Serum markers in testicular germ-cell neoplasms. Hematol Oncol Clin North Amer 1988; 2: 485-489

12. Williams SD, Birch R, Einhorn LH, et al: Treatment of disseminated germ-cell tumors with cisplatin, bleomycin, and either vinblastine or etopside. NEJM 1987; 316: 1435-1440

13. Fung CY, Garnick MB: Clinical stage I carcinoma of the testis: a review. J Clin Oncol 1988; 6: 734-750

14. Post GJ, Belis JA: Delayed presentation of testicular tumors. South Med J 1980; 73: 33-35

15. Giwercman A, Bruun E, Frimodt-Moller C, et al: Prevalence of carcinoma in situ and other histopathological abnormalities in testes of men with a history of cryptorchidism. J Urol 1989; 142: 998-1002

16. U.S. Preventive Services Task Force: Guide to Clinical Prevention Services: an Assessment of the Effectiveness of 169 Interventions. Williams & Wilkins, Baltimore, Md, 1989: 77-80

17. American Cancer Society: Guidelines for the cancer-related checkup: recommendations and rationale. American Cancer Society, New York, 1980

18. National Cancer Institute: Working guidelines for early cancer detection: rationale and supporting evidence to decrease mortality. National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, Md, 1987

19. American Cancer Society: For men only--testicular cancer and how to do testicular self examination. American Cancer Society, New York, 1984

20. National Cancer Institute: Testicular self-examination. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C. 1986; [Publication no. DHHS (NIH) 87-2636]

21. Frame PS: A critical review of adult health maintenance. Part 3. Prevention of cancer. J Fam Pract 1986; 22: 511-520

22. Goldbloom RB: Self-examination by adolescents. Pediatrics 1985; 76: 126-128

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