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Symptoms of testicular cancer include:
Note: Any of these symptoms may be caused by other, less serious health conditions. If you experience any one of them, see your physician.
The best way to discover testicular cancer is by finding it yourself when it is small. As with all cancers, the best results come from early treatment. For more information on how to do a testicular self-exam, click here .
References:
Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center website. Available at: http://cpmcnet.columbia.edu/ . Accessed January 31, 2006.
Fauci AS, Braunwald E, Isselbacher KJ, et al. Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine . 14th ed. New York, NY: The McGraw-Hill Companies; 2000.
National Cancer Institute website. Available at: http://www.cancer.gov . Accessed January 31, 2006.
Last reviewed November 2008 by Mohei Abouzied, MD
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