All About Testicular Cancer

ALL ABOUT TESTICULAR CANCER WHOGETSIT AGE Most commonly found in men ages 15-35 years old Diagnosis per 100,000 men by race/ethnicity 124 African American Pacific Islander White Hispanic SURVIVALRATES 99% 96% 72% 85% Cancer Cancer Cancer Cancer Localized Regionalized Metastasized Unstaged at primary site spread to spread distantly at unknown lymphnodes stage R.I.P. 390 Men Die Annually from Testicular Cancer. That's more than 21 1 DEATH PER DAY Monday November 2011 OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD Occupations with a Higher Risk Funposls SOUP Food Processing Workers Utility Workers Miners Leather Workers RISKFACTORS Marijuana use makes you 70% more likely to develop testicular cancer Marijuana may also be linked to an aggressive testicular cancer that grows very quickly. Family History Having a brother or father who had testicular cancer increases your risk THE SYMPTOMS See a physician if any of the following symptoms lasts two weeks or longer Lump in 1. either testicle Dull ache or sharp 2. pain in testicle or scrotum 30lb 40 lb 3. Enlargement of a testicle 4. Feeling of heaviness . in the scrotum Collection 5. of fluid in the scrotum MYTH VS FACT Riding a Bike Frequently Cycling can cause a swollen prostate Causes Testicular but have no link to Cancer testicular cancer Only 2-3% of T.C. patients have tumors in both testis. The 97- 98% left with 1 testicle Testicular Cancer means no more sexual desire or sex life will still have sex drive and a normal sex life Only old men are at risk to get testicular coancer The majority of testicular cancer patients are between 15-35 Big balls make you more prone to the disease There is no evidence to suggest size is a factor for risk NO-SHAVE NOVEMBER TCAWARENESS MONTH SOURCES http://facstaff.unca.edu/cnicolay/BI0108/HO-Testicular%20Cancer.pdf http://www.ohsu.edu/xd/health/services/cancer/getting-treatment/services/ testicular-cancer.cfm http://www.fhcrc.org/about/ne/news/2009/02/09/marījuana.html http://www.fhcrc.org/about/ne/news/2009/02/09/marījuana.html http://urology.ucla.edu/body.cfm?id=157 http://www.wjuh.edu/health_information/adult_men_testicu.html http://www.askmen.com/sports/health_400/412_testicular-cancer-myths.html http://www.askmen.com/sports/health_400/412_testicular-cancer-myths.html http://www.askmen.com/sports/health_400/412_testicular-cancer-myths.html http://www.med.wayne.edu/urology/DISEASES/testicularcancer.html ав PRESENTED BY BTB SUNGLASSES in Conjunction with the Testicular Cancer Society