Understanding Testicular Cancer - Symptoms

What Are the Symptoms of Testicular Cancer?

The earliest warning signs of testicular cancer usually include the following:

• A change in size or shape of a testicle
• Swelling or thickening of a testicle
• A firm, smooth, initially painless, slow-growing lump or hardness in a testicle
• A feeling of testicular heaviness

Other symptoms of testicular cancer may include:

• Testicular pain
• A sudden gathering of fluid in the scrotum
• An abdominal mass or abdominal pain
• Loss of weight or appetite; fatigue; lower-back pain; tenderness in the nipples or breast enlargement
• Infertility

Call Your Doctor If:

You detect any sort of unusual lump, nodule, pain or swelling in either testicle. You should have a thorough physical examination as soon as possible in case the abnormality is cancer. Remember, testicular cancer discovered early has the highest likelihood of a cure.