Dr Harpal Kumar, Cancer Research UK?s chief executive, said: ?A clear success story in cancer research has been the drug cisplatin, which our scientists helped to develop.
"This is helping almost all men with testicular cancer to beat the disease and is a shining example of what we can achieve through dedicated research.?
He added: "For some types of cancer, the word cure is almost a reality.
?Ninety six per cent of men with testicular cancer are now cured. But it?s important we recognise the four per cent who aren?t surviving the disease, as well as the fact that we still need treatments to be kinder to patients in the future.
"It?s only by doing more research that we can bring forward the day when we are able to beat all types of cancer.?
The most common early symptom of testicular cancer is a lump or swelling in one of the testicles.
Martin Ledwick, head information nurse at Cancer Research UK, urged men not to ignore such warning signs.
"Although most lumps in the testicle won't turn out to be cancer, it's important you get symptoms checked out as early as possible as this gives the best chance of cure," he said.
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