Testicular cancer occurs when cancer cells develop in one, or sometimes both, of the testicles. The testicles are a gland that produces sperm and testosterone. Performing regular testicular self-exams ...
You check your car's oil and your smoke detectors, but are you checking your own body? Urologist Dr. John Smith joins the Who Cares guys to emphasize the importance of regular testicular self-exams, a ...
Not all swellings are fluid-related. A spermatocele is a benign cyst that forms in the epididymis and can feel like a lump ...
If a man notices a lump or swelling in his testicles, the worst thing he can do is think, “Maybe it will go away.” That lump is a warning sign that could save his life. “I’m grateful for this ...
Testicular cancer makes headlines because it strikes young men in the prime of life. Thanks to modern treatments, most men survive testicular cancer. World-class cyclist Lance Armstrong not only ...
There’s no standard medical screening test for testicular cancer. But regular self-exams can help you catch it in an early stage, increasing your likelihood of a positive outcome. Testicular cancer is ...
April is Testicular Cancer Awareness Month. This campaign aims to raise awareness of testicular cancer, encourage people to do self-exams, and raise money for research. Testicular cancer is a type of ...
When doctors can detect it early, testicular cancer is usually highly treatable. Yet not everyone may know the importance of self-exams for this type of cancer. Cancer and health organizations aim to ...
According to the American Cancer Society, about one in 250 men will develop testicular cancer in their life and the chance of dying of the disease is 1 in 5,000. Johns Hopkins Medicine says that there ...
“It's time to stop stressing and start squeezing” – Stressticles campaign video. The possibility of testicular cancer can be stigma-inducing and touchy, but there’s now a “touchy” self-exam that might ...
It’s easy to think of these numbers as just statistics that will never have a personal impact on you or a loved one. To be honest, that’s what I thought, and I’m a doctor. But then I became part of ...