The Benefits Testicular Cancer Exams

Series Summary

Testicular cancer develops in the male reproductive system and affects around 8,000 men each year in the United States alone. It is most common in younger men, aged 15 to 40 years old, and has the highest cure rate of all cancers. The signs of testicular cancer include feeling a lump in one of the testicles, hard or bumpy ridges, impotence, dull aching in the lower abdomen, or an enlarged testicle due to a growing tumor. As with all cancer, catching testicular cancer earlier increases the survival rate among sufferers of this disease.

In this free video series, our expert Dr. Susan Jewell will teach you how to do testicular cancer self exams. You will learn all about testicular cancer and the male reproductive system, as well as getting tips on the types and signs of testicular cancer. Our expert will take you through each step for a testicular cancer self exam, including the preparation, the visual inspection, palpitation, and hand and finger placement. You will also find out what happens when testicular cancer is discovered and get medical advice on questions to ask your doctor. If you are a young man let our expert teach you the medical knowledge you need to know about testicular cancer.

Video Transcript

"Hello, my name is Dr. Susan Jewell and on behalf of Expert Village today, I'm going to talk to you about how to do a self testicular examination, but before I start talking about this, I want to introduce myself. I am a clinical research physician in the oncology which is cancer and also a stem cell scientist in AIDS and HIV. I've worked and trained at the national cancer institute in Bethesda, Maryland and also at UCLA School of Medicine. Now, in this series of clips that you're going to join me watching, I'm going to show you how to do a step by step self testicular examination which is very important to know and to actually perform on a monthly basis when you're at the age of twelve and upwards because testicular cancer which is a very rare condition that find in men is very preventable. So, to prevent yourself to reduce your risk of getting testicular cancer, it is so important to know how to do a self testicular examination on a monthly basis. You should inform boys at the age of twelve and upwards how to do this examination and why because preventing testicular cancer is easy and it's about early screening and early detection. I hope you enjoy this series of clips on how to do a testicular exam."