It won't come as a surprise to most people that men don't frequently discuss their health concerns in social settings with their friends -- and for some, the topic may be an uncomfortable one to ...
Monthly self-exams of the testicles are essential for early detection of testicular cancer, which is highly treatable if caught early. Excuses for not performing self-exams, such as lack of time or ...
You check your car's oil and your smoke detectors, but are you checking your own body? Urologist Dr. John Smith joins the Who Cares guys to emphasize the importance of regular testicular self-exams, a ...
Testicular cancer screenings are debated due to high cure rates, but survivors stress early detection's importance for minimizing treatment impact. Chemotherapy drugs for testicular cancer, like ...
A self-exam for testicular cancer takes maybe a minute to do and about that much time to teach but most often, neither happens, according to a study published in the March issue of Pediatrics. An ...
AUSTIN (KXAN) — Some 8,000 American men will be diagnosed with testicular cancer this year. It is rare, but studies show the number of cases are rising, mostly striking men ages 15 to 35. The survival ...
I was interested in reading the recent piece in The Red & Black titled “Testicular cancer common among young men.” The reporter, Ms. [Anna] Haas, did a great job mentioning that, “Awareness of ...
ORLANDO, Florida — The cost of evaluations prompted by a patient's testicular self-examination is far outweighed by the financial and human costs of treating late-stage testicular cancer, according to ...
Younger people often assume they have no real risk of cancer until they reach retirement age, but this certainly isn't the case when it comes to testicular cancer, which primarily affects men between ...
The main objective of this study was to assess the knowledge of and attitudes toward testicular cancer (TC) and the prevalence of testicular self-examination (TSE) among senior high school male ...
(HealthDay News) — According to two new studies, testicular self-examination is cost-effective and non-Caucasians with testicular cancer have worse outcomes. These findings were presented at the ...
Early detection of cancer saves lives and, most of the time, it only takes a few minutes each month to do so. Mammograms and ...