Testicular cancer history and symptoms
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Overview
Because testicular cancer is curable (stage I can have a success rate of >95%) when detected early, experts recommend regular monthly testicular self-examination after a hot shower or bath, when the scrotum is looser. Men should examine each testicle, feeling for pea-shaped lumps. Symptoms may include one or more of the following:
Symptoms
- a lump in one testis or a hardening of one of the testicles
- pain and tenderness in the testicles
- loss of sexual activity
- build-up of fluid in the scrotum
- a dull ache in the lower abdomen or groin
- an increase, or significant decrease, in the size of one testis
- blood in semen [2]
Men should report any of these to a doctor as soon as possible.