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Testicular Cancer
If you regularly find yourself fondling your balls in the shower, then you should transform your comforting cupping into a regular and reassuring self-examination for testicular cancer. If you get used to the size and shape of your balls, then any change or anomaly you notice should be taken seriously. However, a swelling or painless, pea-sized lump in one of the testes (balls) is most common. Early diagnosis of testicular cancer means that recovery is high and the current survival rate is an impressive 95%. It is considered a young man’s cancer and is the biggest cause of cancer-related death in 15 to 35 year-old males, but it is still quite rare and accounts for about 1-2% of all cancers in men, with approximately 2000 new cases per year in the UK. Treatment for testicular cancer will reduce you to ‘meat and just one veg’, but the alternative if the cancer spreads is a lot worse.
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hi im 26 when i was about 11 i found lumps on the end of my balls right on the tubes then i started findin lumps every were in my groin in my arm pits near my elbows my neck and the back of my head iv always been scared to go to the docs coz i was so young when i found them and now iv left it so long i feel embarased to go i am other wise really fit and health could you tell me what it could be iv always thought it was cancer but shouldnt i be ill by now thanks
hi im 29 for about 10 years iv had pea shape lumps on my testicals there like sests or milk spots, which i do have a few of, some times there sore most times there not, some times they pop and white past comes out, i went to my doc when it first happend and he just lagthed it off and said it was nothing, but i have got more and more over the years, theres about 10, i have wondered if its something to do with hairs, please help
Hi, I'm 14 and about three weeks ago i noticed a change in my right teste, its got a lump on it, a bit smaller than a pea. ive been looking on the links about cancer and what the symptoms are, but i wanted to talk to someone professional lol any help ?
my boyfriend has a lump on his below region. It is about a centimeter wide. It is not on the testicle or pubic region. it is under neath below the testicles. Should he get it checked or could it just be a spot or stretch mark. He has had it for a bout a week now.
i think i got cancer but i cant go to the gp, what should i do.
hi , im 14. i found a small lump on my right ball its abit smaller than a pea but dosent cause pian , only when touched. any advice ??
i have found lumps in both of my tesicles, there small like pea size, they tend to ache sometimes, but there not sore. some times there not there and some times they are, also sometimes they are bigger then other days. The lumps are coming from inside my balls. can you explain what that is please?
HI,EVR SINCE I CAN REMBER I HAVE ALWAYS HAD A SLIGHT PAIN IN MY RIGHT TESTICLE ON AND OFF,ITS NOT ALL THE TIME.I HAVE FELT MY BALLS BUT IT SOMETIMES HURTS IF I TOUCH THE TOP OF MY RIGHT BALL,THE TUBE FEELS SLIGHTLY LUMPY BUT IT FEELS THE SAME AS THE LEFT TESTICLE,IM CONFUSED LOL,ANY ADVISE?
Hi i am 18, i noticed years ago that my right testicle is about 3 times bigger than the left. It don't really cause any problems but it can be very uncomfy at times and it is a lot more sensitive than the left, it's also really embarrassing, is there anything wrong with me?
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