What are some signs and symptoms of testicular cancer?
The most common symptoms are pain, swelling, or feeling a mass in either testicle. These are symptoms of the disease in the testicles itself. If the cancer spreads to abdominal lymph nodes, it could also cause abdominal or back pain, usually flank pain on the side where the cancer had spread. Testicular cancer can secrete a hormone, human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG). When the hCG levels are very elevated, it can produce breast tenderness and breast enlargement. Q: What are some factors that can raise a man’s risk of developing testicular cancer? A: The only known factors are being born with one or both undescended testicles (a condition called cryptorchidism) or having a previous testicular cancer. If an infant is discovered to have an undescended testicle, a surgical procedure is usually done to find the undescended testicle and properly place it back in the scrotum (sac-like pouch where the testicles are located). Even with this procedure, there still is an increased risk of testicu
