Conditions
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,
I have a small white lump on my left testicle. It has been there for about 4 years now and was not worried until I saw your show. It is the size of a small pea and is quite hard. Does this mean anything or is it just natural?
Would love dome advise on this!!
i have a lump on my testicles that is for 2years the sized of grape and is very painful . can you help me i so you on tv
hi ya i have a small white lumps on my ball sack and was just wondering wot this is if its a problem
This can also be a twisted testicle nerve. This happened to me when I was 15/16, The doctor thought it was a stomach ache and then I noticed the testicle go bigger. As a result it was damaged and had to be removed. I still have use of the other testicle offcourse. If the dr noticed it before it may have been saved!!
i have small white spots like goosbumps on my penis. I have tried squeezing them and a white gooey substance comes out. Is something wrong with me ?
i have no lumps and the same as most, too embarassed about going to my GP. but recently i have been getting quite bad pains in my left testicle. sort of like the feeling of someone squeezing it. maybe some advice could help towards my decision of what to do. thanks x
im 16 and i have noticed that i have a pea shaped ball on the left testicle what shall i do? and is there anything wrong?
Im 21 and have had 1 testical twice the size of the other for around 8 years now. Im too embarrassed to go to my G.P and i was wondering if you could maybe tell me what is wrong with me. thanks for your help, stevie xx
Hi i am 16 years old and i have recently found a small grape sized lump on my left testicle. I have only noticed it in the past 48 hours and it was not there before hand. What should i do? X
I have a small lump on one of my testicles that has been there for 10 years at least. After seeing something about testicular cancer about a year ago I told my GP who had a "quick" look but said i was perfectly fine. I am 33 years old. Do you have any advice/information for me.
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