Testicular Cancer

Cancer is a disease in which your body’s cells grow out of control. When this abnormal cell growth starts in your nuts, it’s called testicular cancer.

• There are different types of testicular cancer.
• More than 90% of testicular cancers start in the cells that make sperm (germ cells).
• The main types of germ cell cancers are seminomas and non-seminomas.
• Treatment decisions and chances of recovery depend on the kind of cancer and the type of cell it starts in.

• Undescended testicles at birth. 
• Being related to someone who’s had testicular cancer.
• Having had testicular cancer before.
• Race and ethnicity – risk is higher in the USA and Europe, and lower in Africa and Asia.

• A painless lump in the testicle, which is the most common sign

• Swelling of the testicle, with or without pain

• A feeling of weight in the testicles

• A dull ache or pain in the testicle, scrotum or groin

• Tenderness or changes in the male breast tissue