Types of Testicle Cancer

Testicular cancer represents only 1% of all cancers. Doctors do not know its exact cause but there are a number of risk factors that have been identified. If you are a male between the ages of 15-39 you are more at risk than any other age bracket, and if you're white you are at higher risk than all other races. If you're outside of that age bracket there is still the possibility of contracting the cancer, your probability of getting it is considerably less. If you have an undescended testicle (cryptorchidism)you are also at an increased risk. It is also a genetic condition, known as Klinefelter's Syndrome, abnormal developement of the testicle, and having relatives with testicular cancer are all risk factors of the disease.
Hopefully you've been doing regular checks yourself as described in blogs below or from the video. Here are some other possible symptoms of the disease.

Other symptoms and signs of testicular cancer include:

pain or swelling in the testicles,
lumps or nodules in the testicles, whether painful or not,
enlargement of the testicles or change in the way a testicle feels,
pain in the lower abdomen, back, or groin areas, and
swelling of the scrotum or collection of fluid within the scrotum.

I was unfortunate enough to have Pain in the testicle, enlargement of the testicle, and pain shooting from the groin to the lower abdomen. It basically felt as though someone had kicked the twins as hard as possible. Other times it felt as if someone had shot me with a bee bee gun. Try walking through the grocery store normally with that kind of pain.

Finally I had one day where I ended up on my bed curled up in a fetal position crying because it hurt so bad. At this point I decided to get checked out. My advice to you is,"DON'T WAIT THAT LONG!!".

Testicular cancer is a disease in which cells become malignant (cancerous) in one or both testicles.

The testicles produce and store sperm and are the main source of testosterone (male hormones) in men. These hormones control the development of the reproductive organs and other male physical characteristics.

Based on the characteristics of the cells in the tumor, testicular cancers are classified as seminomas or nonseminomas. Other types of cancer that arise in the testicles are rare and are not described here. Seminomas may be one of three types: classic, choriocarcinoma, embryonal carcinoma, teratoma, and yolk sac tumors. Testicular tumors may contain both seminoma and nonseminoma cells.

We'll talk about how to treat these soon.