Moms’ POPs, Sons’ Problems: Testicular cancer tied to a fetus’ pollutant contact

Women who’ve had substantial exposure to certain environmental pollutants are more likely than others to bear sons who develop testicular cancers. These findings of a new epidemiological study jibe with a current hypothesis that contact with hormonelike chemicals before birth raises a male’s risk of various genital problems.

In the United States, the testicular cancer rate climbed 67 percent between 1973 and 1999.