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Testicular Cancer:
How to do a Testicular Self-Examination

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Testicular cancer is among the easiest to cure when detected early. A simple monthly self-examination can help catch it before it starts.

Become familiar with the normal size, shape and weight of your testicles to detect any changes.

It’s best to examine yourself during a shower or bath, at that time the scrotal skin is relaxed.

First:

Examine your TESTICLES. Slowly rolling each between the thumb and fingers. Try to find any hard, non-sensitive lumps.

Second:

Examine the EPIDIDYMIS for lumps. It is a crescent-shaped cord behind each testicle. This area is tender so do not be alarmed.

Third:

Examine the VAS (the sperm-carrying tube which extends from the epididymis) of each testicle.

Symptoms

Early on, testicular cancer can be symptomless. When symptoms do occur, they include:

• Lump on testicular cancer, epididymis or vas that may feel like a kernel of uncooked rice or a small hard pea.

• Enlargement of a testicle.

• Heavy sensation and/or dull ache in the testicles, groin or abdomen area.

Report any of these finding to a doctor. Other conditions produce similar symptoms.

(Church Boy Magazine–Fall 1999)

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