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Can a Positive Home Pregnancy Test Indicate Testicular Cancer? – Hoax-Slayer

This story was first published on December 18, 2013

Outline

Circulating message claims that if a man takes a pregnancy test and gets a positive result, it means he most likely has testicular cancer.  




Brief Analysis

A home pregnancy test may indicate testicular cancer in a small minority of men that have the disease.  However, a man could have testicular cancer even if the pregnancy test gives a negative result. Thus, the test is certainly not a reliable method of screening for testicular cancer.     Indeed, relying on such a screening method could prove fatal.

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