Testicular cancer is the most common cancer for men under 35, though it is still rare. If it is found early, you can be treated successfully by surgery, radiation or chemotherapy. Please carry out the following examination regularly, so that you can spot any slight changes. It’s best to do this after a bath or shower, when the scrotum is soft.

• Hold your scrotum in the palm of your hand, and look for changes in the heaviness, shape or size of your testicles. It’s normal for one testicle to hang lower than the other.
• Examine each of your testicles, using your hands to roll them between
•       your thumbs and fingers. They should feel smooth.
• Look for any lumps, swellings or hard areas. One lump should be there
•       the epididymis. It is at the top and back of each of your testicles. You should still look for other lumps.
• Compare each of your testicles with the other. If you find something
•       unusual, you are not likely to find it in both of your testicles, so check if there are any differences between the two.

Other signs you can watch for are, a dull ache in your abdomen or groin, heaviness in your scrotum or a pain in your testicle.

Cancer isn’t the only cause of lumps and bumps, they could be a sign of cysts. If you notice anything, please get it checked out straight away. You won’t be wasting anybody’s time.