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TESTICULAR CANCER INFORMATION

Most men do not know how our Family Planning Clinic can help them with their physical health.  The truth is, our clinic encourages males to participate regularly for a variety of services.  This includes medical exams, reproductive health education, partner counseling, and physician screening for testicular cancer, the leading cancer found in males age 15 to 40.  In fact, a man has a 1 in 300 chance of developing testicular cancer...but, there is hope!

If detected early and treated, the survival rate for testicular cancer is 99%

Don't hide behind your pride!  Check checked today!

What are the signs of testicular cancer?

• A hard painful lump in the testicles (the most common sign)
• Pain or dull ache in the scrotum
• A scrotum that feels heavy or swollen
• Bigger or more tender "breasts"

Who has an increased risk?

• White men
• Men with Klinefelter's Syndrome (a genetic condition)
• Men with small testicles that are abnormally shaped
• Men with a testicle that did not come down into the scrotum
• Men with a family history of testicular cancer

How is it first detected?

• Self-examination
• Follow-up physical exam by physician

Services provided in the Family Planning Clinic, Room 309 - 3rd Floor at the Bennie T. Woodard Jr. Plublic Health Center, 1600 North Michigan Avenue, Saginaw, MI  48602