Early symptoms of testicular cancer

The health of the testicles directly affects the male's reproductive ability and is the most important male reproductive organ. The male reproductive system is very complex, and the testicles occupy a major position in this complex system and play a significant role. Testicular cancer must be detected and treated early. Below, let's learn about the early symptoms of testicular cancer.

Testicular cancer occurs in testicular tissue, has a complex pathological origin, and is relatively rare clinically, accounting for about 1% of all male malignant tumors. The main incidence population is young men in their fertility peak, so it has a relatively large impact on society. However, the cure rate of testicular cancer is very high, with a survival rate of 95% or even higher. Therefore, in the field of oncology, testicular cancer is a very important malignant tumor.

The early symptoms of testicular cancer include:

1. Testicular heaviness: Testicular heaviness is one of the symptoms of early testicular cancer. Since testicular tumors are formed by the massive growth of tumor cells, they are a substantial mass. When they grow to a certain size, the weight of the testicles increases suddenly, and the patient will feel heavy and fall, or even have difficulty walking. If you hold up the testicles with your hands, you will feel a certain weight.

2. Hard testicles: If you touch your testicles with your hands, they feel like rocks and are very hard. This is significantly different from the symmetrical swelling and soft texture of the testicles when the testicles are inflamed. Hard testicles are an important symptom of early testicular cancer.

3. Negative translucency test: Symptoms of early testicular cancer also include negative testicular translucency test. Generally, when hydrocele occurs, the translucency of the renal capsule and testicles increases, and the translucency test is positive; however, when testicular tumors grow densely and solidly, and there is no fluid inside, the translucency is greatly weakened, and the testicles are negative.