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A cross-sectional study was employed to explore possible associations between TC symptom presentation and stage of diagnosis. An original 40-item survey was distributed among 698 TC survivors to determine the potential impact of several risk factors, experiences, and behaviors upon diagnosis. This analysis aimed to explore how certain patient-driven experiences (e.g., symptoms, perceptions, and behaviors) could serve as catalysts for seeking medical care for testicular health concerns. Experiencing hot flashes or having no symptoms had a positive association with later-stage diagnosis while change in shape had a significant negative association with later-stage diagnosis. While the logistic regression model explained relatively low variance in the data ( R\n                    <jats:sup>2<\/jats:sup>\n                    = .1415), it was statistically significant (\u03c7\n                    <jats:sup>2<\/jats:sup>\n                    p &lt; .001). Pain (odds ratio [OR] = 1.6524, p &lt; .05), hot flashes (OR = 5.7893, p &lt; .01), and no symptoms experienced (OR = 12.4836, p &lt; .01) were all significant predictors of a more advanced stage diagnosis. The concern around uncommon\/atypical symptoms are that they are indistinct and do not serve as clear signs that TC is present. However, perhaps in tandem with other more overt symptoms, their discovery can serve in a more confirmatory role for a suspect case. If observed with other uncommonly reported symptoms, these uncommon symptoms could provide another pathway in the TC diagnostic process. 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