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| Men ‘don’t know how to check for testicular cancer ’ | |
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| As many as 68% of men do not know how to check themselves for testicular cancer, new research suggests. | |
| The survey, carried out by UK male cancer charity Orchid, questioned 3,000 men aged 15 to 45. | The survey, carried out by UK male cancer charity Orchid, questioned 3,000 men aged 15 to 45. |
| It also found that 50% of those surveyed would shy away from showing their GP if they discovered a lump. | |
| Figures from the NHS show that testicular cancer is the most common form of the disease in men aged between 15 to 45. | Figures from the NHS show that testicular cancer is the most common form of the disease in men aged between 15 to 45. |
| Each year around 2,300 men in that age group are diagnosed with the illness. | Each year around 2,300 men in that age group are diagnosed with the illness. |
| According to Orchid, the success rate for curing testicular cancer is high. | According to Orchid, the success rate for curing testicular cancer is high. |
| Rebecca Porta, chief executive of the charity, said: "If caught early, testicular cancer can be 98% curable. | Rebecca Porta, chief executive of the charity, said: "If caught early, testicular cancer can be 98% curable. |
| "Sadly our findings indicate that men who delay seeking an early diagnosis may risk the disease spreading and a poor response to the treatment." | "Sadly our findings indicate that men who delay seeking an early diagnosis may risk the disease spreading and a poor response to the treatment." |
| Find out how to check yourself for testicular cancer.. | Find out how to check yourself for testicular cancer.. |
| Griff Jones, 29, from Liverpool was diagnosed with testicular cancer four years ago. | Griff Jones, 29, from Liverpool was diagnosed with testicular cancer four years ago. |
| He said he thinks if he had gone to the see his GP earlier he would have avoided the cancer spreading to his stomach and back. | He said he thinks if he had gone to the see his GP earlier he would have avoided the cancer spreading to his stomach and back. |
| Griff received emergency chemotherapy in time to stop it spreading to his heart. | Griff received emergency chemotherapy in time to stop it spreading to his heart. |
| "There wasn't really an embarrassment, it's just that there wasn't really a lump, which is what you get told all the time to look out for," Griff said. | "There wasn't really an embarrassment, it's just that there wasn't really a lump, which is what you get told all the time to look out for," Griff said. |
| "Mine was a swelling, then a couple of days later it would go back to normal and I would feel fine. | "Mine was a swelling, then a couple of days later it would go back to normal and I would feel fine. |
| "Then a couple of weeks later it would swell again with a bit of pain. I put it down to playing football, a slide tackle, or something like that," he added. | "Then a couple of weeks later it would swell again with a bit of pain. I put it down to playing football, a slide tackle, or something like that," he added. |
| This latest research was conducted specifically for Cancer Awareness Week, which runs from 7 April to 13 April. | This latest research was conducted specifically for Cancer Awareness Week, which runs from 7 April to 13 April. |
| It found only 21% of men surveyed across the UK perform regular self-checks, with 50% admitting they would shy away from immediately showing their GP if they discovered a lump. | It found only 21% of men surveyed across the UK perform regular self-checks, with 50% admitting they would shy away from immediately showing their GP if they discovered a lump. |
| Unmarried men were less likely to know what to do, with 69% are unaware of how to correctly check themselves. | Unmarried men were less likely to know what to do, with 69% are unaware of how to correctly check themselves. |
| Data from 2009 suggested that 73% of men recognised a lump in their testicles as a sign of testicular cancer and in 2014 this has increased by 14% to 87%. | Data from 2009 suggested that 73% of men recognised a lump in their testicles as a sign of testicular cancer and in 2014 this has increased by 14% to 87%. |
| Orchid suggest this shows that awareness of the symptoms of the disease has increased but that men still are still not taking proactive steps to protect themselves. | Orchid suggest this shows that awareness of the symptoms of the disease has increased but that men still are still not taking proactive steps to protect themselves. |
| Griff didn't think testicular cancer would happen to him. | Griff didn't think testicular cancer would happen to him. |
| "I was a pretty fit, I was playing football for Barnsley and had then moved to another semi-professional team. That's when I got myself checked," he said | "I was a pretty fit, I was playing football for Barnsley and had then moved to another semi-professional team. That's when I got myself checked," he said |
| "I now get a few people asking me to have a look at them, saying 'Griff I've got a bit of a lump or something', but I tell them to just go to the doctor." | "I now get a few people asking me to have a look at them, saying 'Griff I've got a bit of a lump or something', but I tell them to just go to the doctor." |
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