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'm 26 and have had a small lump on my left testicle since at least the age of 14... i check it pretty much daily and as far as im aware hasnt grown or changed.. does this sound normal or should i be concerned?
im 47 years old and ive discovered everytime my partner gives me oral my testicles really hurt and im in pain. then the night after my testicles seem to be smaller, there about the size of a green pea by now by joel
My 14 yr old son has found a lump the size of a ballbearing in his scrotum, it moves around. Is this normal?
im a 13yr old boy and on my left ball there is a little bump im afraid of asking my dad what should i do
i am worrying quite a lot now on my left testicle it feels like veins on the back of the ball its self theres no pain touching them but on the back of my right one theres small veins there and i can feel what are like soft balls floating around the ball area both sides when i feel them they both move around and i have a small ache at the left side of my groin but i have been playing football a lot lately as well and im worrying my self sick please if some one could reply to this please do please im just worrying my self soo much would be soo kind if some one would reply to this please ??
I'm 14 and I noticed that one of my testicles is very big (walnut size), but the other is bery small (a bit bigger than a peanut size). I've been told there is usually a size difference between testicles, but I dont think my problem is normal. Is this something to worry about?
hi im 15 years old and about 3 weeks ago i had a dull pain in the right side of my groin and it went down to my right testicle i checked my testicle and i found a vein were the pain was the pain is now gone and i havent had it since.. does any1 have any ideas what it could have been? thanks jon :)
hi i have had infections in my testicals repedely and now since the last i have a lump on my testical by the cord wat resembles a thorn on a rose bush.My docter sed this was this was inflamation due to the infection which has now passed i hav had an ultrasound and there was nuffin to see, its only painfull if its fiddeld with. Can u tell me if i shld get a second opinion and if its sothing to b worried about?
Hey, im 17 and about 2 years ago i felt a lump at the top of my left testicle, it hurts when pinched but never had any problems with it. i went to my A&E because i was so scared about it, the doctor sent me to get an ultrasound which couldnt pick it up, about 4 months ago i went to the GP because it was till bugging me and she said she couldnt feel it... it got smaller but is now back but not too big, should i go back to my GP? thanks
hi ime 15 and have really large balls dont think its normal and cant do things like swiming they that big could you email me please if anything wrong or is it normal or anything i can do to reduce the size please help thanks haydon
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