(Testicular Cancer) 'My girlfriend found my cancer'. (node, survival, tumors)
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"When William Gingell went to see his GP after finding a lump on one of his testicles, it was his girlfriend Lucy who had encouraged him to go.
"I wasn't too bothered really. It's the male nature I guess. We don't like to admit to these things and it's a bit of a personal area.""
"When William Gingell went to see his GP after finding a lump on one of his testicles, it was his girlfriend Lucy who had encouraged him to go.
"I wasn't too bothered really. It's the male nature I guess. We don't like to admit to these things and it's a bit of a personal area.""
William was just 17 years old and was in his first year at university....
....William's experience is not unusual. Testicular cancer is the most common cancer in men aged between 15 and 45 years with just over 2,000 new cases a year.
Thank God his girlfriend made him go to another Dr. 17 seems young to have testicular cancer. I didn't know it's common in men from 15-45
Testicular cancer is one of the most common cancers for young men. It frustrates me to no end that there are all kinds of "feel your boobs" campaigns, but very little encouraging young men to examine their junk. As SD4020 said, it has a 95% survival rate - but early detection is key. A dear friend (and cancer nonprofit founder) fought testicular cancer twice - the second time involving MAJOR surgery to remove tumors from his spine. He's been clean 10 years - but the surgery might have been avoided had he caught it earlier by doing self exams.
People should all examine their breasts/balls, skin, and lymph nodes (particularly looking for anything in the armpits and collar bones) from as early as 15 to get a baseline understanding of their body, and be able to catch things early. It's so incredibly important, but not something that I ever really heard pushed to my peers.
A link to another thread that is related to this. I started the new thread to try and raise the awareness of cancer in the young and to make more people aware of the good points that have already been raised on this thread.
I had 3 surgeries related to testicular cancer. I also had 9 weeks of chemo. After 6 years I am at a point where I want to help others who are facing cancer and advocate for them, counsel or offer advise. I want to pay it forward.
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