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The How-To Lounge: Testing Your Man For Testicular Cancer

DearSugar — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 09:00:00 -0800

Just as guys help their girlfriends and wives check for breast cancer, you can help your man check for testicular cancer. You might not know this, but it's the most common cancer in American males between the ages of 15 and 40; a pretty scary stat! If it's found early though, it's highly treatable, so it's important to encourage your man to check for lumps or changes in his testicles, and you can help too. Here's how:

Find a time when your man isn't wearing underwear, but not before or after sex for two reasons: One, it's a total mood killer to think about cancer when you're trying to be intimate, and two, if your man is aroused, his testicles will be too swollen and sensitive to get a good feel.

First do a visual check. Usually one testicle hangs a little lower, which is totally normal. What you're looking for is any swelling in the skin.
Then take both hands and gently cup his testicles - check both carefully. Keep in mind that testicles are usually smooth, oval-shaped, somewhat firm, and one testicle may be be larger than the other. As you gently roll his business between your thumb and forefingers, feel for lumps, swelling, or hardness. You may feel a cord leading from the top of each testicle, but that's normal too. When you do this check-up once a month, be on the lookout for any changes.
If you think you've found something, or your man has noticed pain or aching in his groin area, he should get in to see his doctor ASAP.

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Do Your Testicles Feel Okay?

GiggleSugar — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 13:00:00 -0700

I'm wracking my brain trying to remember if I've ever seen a PSA for say, breast cancer, that seemed like its target audience was the Sesame Street crowd. (Is this how you have to speak to men to get them to worry about testicular cancer?) In any case, I can't complain, because I feel my life is complete after hearing the following lyrics: "If your balls are feeling lumpy, if they're tender or they're grumpy/If you notice you've got three then a doctor you should see/If they're swelling up your pants, don't miss your chance/Go see a physician." Well done!

A Ballsy PSA

GiggleSugar — Wed, 28 Feb 2007 16:00:00 -0800

Yet another PSA that motivates us to do the exact opposite of what it's trying to promote. It compels me to urge the opposite sex to please put those scary things away so we can forget about them altogether and move on with our blissful, negligent lives without distraction. That is, until the cancer strikes.

Briefing Book! New Study Links Marijuana to Testicular Cancer

LibertySugar — Mon, 09 Feb 2009 11:30:45 -0800

Marijuana: No need to outlaw it now? Marijuana linked to testicular cancer in new study. - Good
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Check Your Balls!

GiggleSugar — Wed, 26 Dec 2007 03:00:00 -0800

I love how ads aimed at women are so dainty and delicate. Maxi-pad commercials hint at actual menstrual blood with an artistic red dot (or blue liquid). This PSA for testicular cancer is aimed at men-or their "balls," anyway. Watch this testicle get pummeled by a hockey player and you'll see what I mean.

Thanks, Ad Freak!