It is time to grab life by the testicles and check for abnormalities, as April is Testicular Cancer Month.
“It is a cancer of young men,” said Doctor Lucia Nappi, a research fellow with BC Cancer.
Unlike other cancerous tumours, testicular cancer affects men aged 15-45 and gets less common as men get older, Nappi said.
“Aging is not a risk factor. It’s a protective factor.
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