article_snippet: Experts say beta hCG can also signal testicular cancer.
article_snippet: Dr Danish Mazhar, Consultant Medical Oncologist at Cambridge University Hospitals, said: 'The pregnancy hormone (HCG) is often (but not always) produced by testicular tumours. '
article_snippet: In cases where testicular cancer has spread, the level of the HCG can be very high and if the clinical picture fits with a testicular cancer then a pregnancy test, which effectively is a test for HCG in the urine, can be used to make the diagnosis.'
article_snippet: Experts say beta HCG can also signal testicular cancer.
article_snippet: Rob Cornes, Male Cancer Information Nurse at the charity Orchid, told MailOnline: HCG is one of three blood tests performed in all men with testicular cancer
article_snippet: Mr Cornes added: 'To be picked up by a urine pregnancy test, the level of HCG has to be very high which will not be the case for many testicular cancers. '
highlights_snippet: Testicular cancer can cause the body to produce the same hormone as produced during pregnancy - and the diagnosis was confirmed .
  