Testicular Cancer

Testicular cancer
Testicular cancer is not an old man's problem, in fact far from it; Testicular cancer affects more young men between 15 and 30 than any other cancer. Like no other cancer it is very easy to detect and treat if found early enough, so why do young men and boys die from it? Well that's easy, boys are just becoming sexual aware and masturbate a lot, they think about sex and think very little about their health, a lack of education about testicular cancer and a lack of understanding of the high risk group they are in, boys tend to be boys and just think it will never happen to me, hell they just want to have fun with it, not worry about bits dropping off. Before you know it, you wake up and have a scratch and some Dr has had it away with your boys.

Now how did that happen?
Well it was easy, because guys are strange beings they think it's silly to roll there testicles around feeling for odd bumps, yet guys walk around with their hands down their pants all the time, in any 12 hour period, a guy will scratch them once an hour, adjust them twice in an hour, and play with it at least 10 minutes a day. But they can't take 1 minute a month to check for odd bumps or lumps that can lead to testicular cancer and death (though rare).

What are the symptoms?
A pea sized lump within the testicle
One testicle swelling (none painful) or painful (sign that the lump might be in the centre and not easy to feel)
An ache in the lower stomach

How do I do a self exam?
Doing a self exam once a month while in a warm bath or shower is best, roll each testicle between your thumb and fingers and feel for anything that is not normal (pea sized lump), doing a self exam each month will teach you how they should feel so you'll soon know if something is there that wasn't the month before. If you find a lump, don't panic, not all lumps are cancer, but all lumps need to be checked by your Dr.

Treatment
Almost all cases of testicular cancer end with the testicle being removed (this does not affect a man getting an erection or ability to get a woman pregnant); if the cancer has spread to the lymph nodes, then radiotherapy or chemotherapy would also be used.
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