Levi F, La Vecchia C, Boyle P, Lucchini F, Negri E
Lancet. 2001 Jun 9;357(9271):1853-4. doi: 10.1016/s0140-6736(00)04973-4.
Testicular cancer is curable if treated appropriately. We used national mortality data to compare specific death rates from the disorder in western and eastern Europe, the USA, and Japan. Testicular cancer mortality rates have fallen by about 70% in the USA and western Europe since the 1970s. In eastern Europe, however, death rates from testicular cancer have been declining only since the late 1980s, and at a much slower rate than that recorded elsewhere (about 20%). Consequently, many avoidable deaths, mainly in young adults, are still occurring in eastern Europe. Available effective treatment strategies for testicular cancer must be implemented in these countries.
睾丸癌若得到恰当治疗是可治愈的。我们利用国家死亡率数据比较了西欧、东欧、美国和日本该疾病的特定死亡率。自20世纪70年代以来，美国和西欧的睾丸癌死亡率已下降了约70%。然而，在东欧，睾丸癌死亡率直到20世纪80年代末才开始下降，且下降速度比其他地区慢得多（约20%）。因此，在东欧仍有许多本可避免的死亡发生，主要发生在年轻人中。这些国家必须实施现有的有效的睾丸癌治疗策略。
