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Old 12-28-2005, 11:47 AM
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Originally Posted by DavidZ
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When a doctor suspects testicular cancer (TC) he does a blood test for HCG. Elevated HCG is an indication that TC is present. However, there is no research that indicates HCG causes TC. But it is understandable that some people might mistakenly think that it does because of the first sentence in this paragraph.

And there are different types of testicular cancer, only one of which produces hCG.
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