World cycling champion Lance Armstrong and four former U.S. surgeons general urged Americans on Wednesday to do more to prevent cancer and get recommended screening tests.

Speaking at a press conference in Washington, the seven-time Tour de France winner asked the surgeons general to develop goals to reduce the medical, economic and social burden of the disease. Armstrong, who survived testicular cancer, urged people to adopt healthy lifestyles, screening tests, education and better care for survivors

Two types of cancer are linked to an increased incidence of divorce in couples, a new study has found.

People who develop cervical or testicular cancer, diseases that can lower sexual desire and fertility, are at a greater risk of getting a divorce from their spouse, a Norwegian study shows

According to the American Cancer Society, cancers such as colorectal, thyroid, and testicular are rising in people under 40 years of age. Also, the National Cancer institute and Lance Armstrong Foundation reports that cancer survival rates among that specific age group have not significantly improved in twenty years.

According to the NY Times, Dr. Karen Albritoon, director of adolescent and young adult oncology at Boston's Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, research is crucial in determining why these cancers are rising among young people

A study conducted by the Cancer Research U.K. has found that the number of young British men who have their testicles checked for signs of cancer, has tripled in the last decade.

Researchers said that in the 1990, only 10 percent of the men checked their testicles, but this number significantly increased to over 36 percent in 2000

A new study conducted at McGill University Health Centre examines why sperm banks are unpopular with patients. According to the study's investigations, there is need of improving doctor-patient communication about the benefits of sperm banking.

Dr. Peter Chan, senior author of study stated that the testicular cancer accounts for over 25 per cent of all cancers diagnosed in men aged 20-24 years and Hodgkin's lymphoma accounts for about 15 per cent in the same age group