April has been full of many unexpected surprises but we learned a lot from it. Like the fact that the Theresa May and United Airlines are willing to make some pretty ballsy moves, but that is beside the point of this post.
Although the politics behind why we’re having an early election and why a passenger was completely mauled on a flight are interesting topics of discussion. Let’s not let the politics of these misfortunes take away from what this month is about guys and that is our balls!
So the question at hand is do you have the balls? You’re probably scratching your head wondering what the hell balls and politics have to do with each other, and the answer is nothing, but April has a lot to do with balls in particular the ones between your legs.
April is Testicular Cancer Awareness month and this blog post is to feed you on some information on the disease. Now we know guys have problems talking about their feelings beyond their appetite for sex and food, but this month plays an important role for helping men who don’t talk about their feelings and health talk about their feelings and health.
This isn’t my attempt to sugar coat what cancer is because we all know what cancer is and it can be pretty scary, everything about cancer is daunting. From the symptoms to the whole booking yourself an appointment with a doctor, waiting for results and then having to wait weeks before you get your results. I mean all of that before you get a diagnosis that puts you in the all clear or you know the other thing.
Guys can’t even talk about their emotions let alone anything as big as cancer, I mean how does one even begin to throw out the big C word? Let alone tell anyone they have it, without being overwhelmed with the thought of death.
Yes cancer is scary and daunting but I want to let you guys know that you can beat it! The UK has shown a case of 2,148 men who suffer from testicular cancer, which currently has a 98% survival rate! So the chances of death are pretty slim in comparison to some other illnesses. So now that we’ve got that on the table we can talk about looking for symptoms and treatment.
Symptoms:
• A lump or swelling in the testicle
• A heavy scrotum
• Discomfort or pain in a testicle or the scrotum
These are some of the most popular symptoms among men with testicular cancer, but remember that you require a professional screening before you start worrying about something that literally could be nothing, and even if it does turn out to be cancer the early you catch it the quicker you can treat it.
Treatment:
• surgery
• chemotherapy
• radiotherapy
The type of treatment offered depends on how far the cancer has developed on whether it has spread in the body, so finding it early is important to avoid any long and painful procedures.