Sunday, August 30, 2015

How To Check If You Have Testicular Cancer

By Daphne Bowen


Cancer, this is one disease several people are currently suffering. This is because of their abnormal cell growth. Others even have abnormal cells the moment they were born. As these people are growing into the man or woman they are becoming, these cells are growing much faster than normal cell growth. With this, people get sick and, if not treated early, may cause death.

Cancer just grows in different parts of a human body. But the clinical world already released a list as to where these cancers usually grow. Women can have bowel, lungs, and or breast cancers. Men can have lung, prostate, and or testicular cancer.

But knowing the ways to check these, especially the testicular or TC, will help you remove your fear from this disease and gain confidence in controlling your good health. Due to self empowerment, you can now help your very own self to be treated. Because of that, here are several ways to check the signs of TC.

Examine yourself first. Doctors always say that men need to do monthly checking on their testicles. They need to look for the changes of their organ. Specifically, they need to look for those swells, hardened areas, or lumps. If there is something that you felt or seen, visit your doctor once and for all.

You might be thinking that your testicles are okay because the lump is not painful. No, you should not think like this because you might regret not seeing your doctor as soon as possible. Yes, there are those lumps that are painful and some are not but, remember, anything abnormal in our body is dangerous for our health and for us. Also remember that there are already many cases of men who died from this disease.

The doctor then conducts tests in order for the self examination result be confirmed. He has to check your testes, test your blood, and get you an ultrasound. If this is your first time to try an ultrasound, there is no need for you to worry because this one is safe.

Remember, ultrasounds are used in checking the baby, in the womb the a mother, if he or she is healthy or not. Also, this one is commonly used to diagnose if a man has TC or not. Aside from this, they conduct blood test so to identify if your blood has tumor marker. These tumor markers are biomarkers which can potentially be elevated this kind of disease.

Due to all the developments in clinical treatments and research, doctors have seen treatments for TC. Due to this never ending research, TC is now treatable even though it already has spread. But every men should not be relaxed because of this as this disease is always a very serious matter that needs to attend directly. Therefore, as you visit your doctor you are prone to avoiding all the possible complications.

As you knew these, it is important for you to be aware in all the things you have to physically do every month. If you want to live for longer years, then take care of yourself. If you will not do it, TC might just give you headache.




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