Testicular cancer | NHS

Two men who have had testicular cancer talk about their experience of it and the importance of checking for early warning signs. Plus advice from an expert

[@dawonfields7018]

Wow we need to run a organization about this it needs to be discussed right now !! We need to check our selves every day us men !!! We need to talk about this everyday

[@jaityneelf]

men never talk about this we all know about breast cancer but men are never told, like women, to do self examination. After reading an article about this I educated my sons and brothers. Years later my sons friend was diagnosed, It was early on, why? because he did self exams monthly because my son told him to. His outcome is good because of early detection. So aren't our sons educated about this like our daughters about breast cancer?

[@scooterthelostduckling1356]

You make a great point. April, which is ending today, is Testicular Cancer Awareness Month. Did anyone in the media even bother mention it? There were a few local news shows around the country who ran a short item about it, and that was it. No national networks that I know of bothered to try to raise awareness. There was nothing on TV, nothing in the papers, nothing in the magazines. Several KZbinrs have made videos on the subject, but they don't get too many views. It's sad. Testicular cancer is actually on the rise, too, with around 9,000 cases expected in 2018 in the USA alone. They estimate that around 400 of those cases will be fatal. We need to raise awareness. As you mentioned, early detection is crucial. All guys need to know that they need to check themselves every month.

[@davidfrison2765]

Yes I ignored it and now I'm paying for it.. I was hoping 2 rounds of antibiotics would clear up my troubles.. But here I am 6 months after I first noticed something was amiss.. And I feel like crap.. My glands are the size of goofballs I did notice that I had sensitivity in the kneck but thought nothing of it or maybe ingrown hair.. But I can't put into words how sick I feel.. There is nothing you can really compare the feeling to... Like you have been running on a treadmill all day it's exhaustion mixed with a tired muscles that feel like rubber bands have a grip on you everytime you move.. I know it sounds over emphasized but I can't compare it to anything I've ever felt before.. That's how I know it's not normal and is definitely not a cyst.. No damn way.. I won't accept some doctors laziness and incompetence she barely examined anything and got me to do the work as soon as she got near it she bumped my hand and then says oh yeah I don't think it's anything to lose sleep over but I'll send you for an ultrasound.. And blood work and urine.. I know whatever happens tomorrow whether it is a cyst then the questions about what is really going on presents itself.. But I'm pretty sure I'm going to be right on this one.. I know I'm going to be seeing that place quite a bit over the next year if I'm lucky.. If not it will be taken care of by default.. Usually around here you have to be scooped up off the side walk and they find out what is wrong by accident or while searching for something else. But I am pretty sure that I dropped the ball on this one.. And will pay the ultimate price for it... I don't think it's going to end like the movies where they always find the problem in the nick of time

[@slxmdxg6024]

good luck man god bless you

[@MrRooibos123]

Good luck