2011 Investigation of the frequency of testicular self examination performance in young adult males Ercan Göçgeldi (*)‚ Necmettin Koçak (**)‚ Serdar Ulus (**)‚ Cenk Yeğiner (**)‚ Şeref Başal (***) SUMMARY Testicular tumors are the second most frequently observed malignancy after leukemia in the age group of 20-35 in men. The rate of a 5-year survey is 99.9% with early diagnosis. Awareness of the individuals and performing a testicular self examination by themselves are important in the early
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that is being studied in this news article is the use of marijuana and the risk of testicular cancer. The exposure is the use of marijuana and the outcome is testicular cancer. According to Cortessis (2012)‚ “testicular cancer is on the rise” as well as testicular cancer being more common in young men might be why this study was conducted. Nonetheless‚ marijuana usage is more common as well as the rise of testicular cancer‚ so they might have wanted to see if the two had any correlation. I also feel
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Testicular torsion (TT) is a serious medical emergency that is mostly encountered in newborn and adolescent males but it can occur in any age and needs urgent surgical intervention 1. TT is defined as a rotation of the longitudinal axis of the spermatic cord resulting in obstruction of testicular blood flow 2. Torsion/Detorsion is a typical condition of ischemia reperfusion in which torsion comprises the ischemic period whereas detorsion occupies the reperfusion period which is the main cause of
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Concept 9 Explain about breast self examination The usual procedure of breast self examination (BSE) has been seen to enable women to take accountability for their health. So‚ breast self examination is approved to increase the knowledge among women at risk. It is substantial to stimulate women to have knowledge of the feeling and shape of their breasts‚ in order to know what is normal for them and report any changes. Breasts are inspected for irregularity in shape‚ inversion of nipple‚ bulging‚
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hormonedependent disease. What are the signs and symptoms? 1. Mass felt during breast self examination‚ beneath the nipple or in armpit. 2. Persistent lump or thickening in the breast or armpit area. 3. Changes in color‚ or skin of the breast‚ areola‚ or nipple (skin dimpling‚ scaling‚ or ulceration) 4. Nipple retraction or elevation. 5. Clear discharge or blood from the nipple. Breast self examination (BSE). Start doing BSE at age 20 years old or the age when period starts Best time to do
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Abstract This paper is a work of self-examination to find out what influenced my development from birth to this my 56th year. I will delve into my past and try to honestly and without judgment describe what events and actions led me to become the person I am today. I will look at the way in which the culture and family I grew up in build the frame-work of the person I have evolved into. I am a white woman who just turned fifty-six years old. I have been married to my husband
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Definition By Mayo Clinic staff Testicular cancer occurs in the testicles (testes)‚ which are located inside the scrotum‚ a loose bag of skin underneath the penis. The testicles produce male sex hormones and sperm for reproduction. Compared with other types of cancer‚ testicular cancer is rare. But testicular cancer is the most common cancer in American males between the ages of 15 and 34. Testicular cancer is highly treatable‚ even when cancer has spread beyond the testicle. Depending on
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Testicular Cancer Research Paper by Whitt Ward Although some people may think of testicular cancer as something funny or to laugh about it is no joking matter‚ and it is estimated by the American Cancer Society that around 8‚720 new cases of testicular cancer will be diagnosed in 2016 alone. It is also estimated that around 380 men will die in 2016 from testicular cancer. The survival rate for testicular cancer is very high though‚ and only about one in every five thousand people that get it will
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Testicular cancer involves the malignant transformation of normal gonocytes into germ cell tumours. It is the most common malignancy amongst men aged 15-35 years‚ and has a current cure rate of 90%‚ however incidence amongst Caucasian males is steadily rising.1 There are three main types: teratoma‚ usually neonates and children; seminoma/nonseminoma‚ occurs in men >15 years old; and spermatocytic seminoma which occurs in men >50 years old. Seminoma/nonseminoma are the most common‚ and only malignant
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two decades‚ the prevalence of cryptorchidism among boys has varied from 2.1 to 8.4% in different countries. Testicular dysgenesis syndrome (TDS) is the consequence of disruption of embroyonal programming and gonadal development during fetal life and associated with symptoms like poor semen quality‚ testis cancer‚ undescended testis and hypospadias. Cryptorchidism being part of testicular dysgenesis syndrome involve genetic or extrinsic disturbance in steroid hormone metabolism‚ possibly through
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