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It's Men's Health Week and as such men are being encouraged to take a closer look at their own bodies and ensure they are checking their testicles regularly for any changes.
TV's Dr Hilary Jones recently revealed that cancer is one of the top health concerns for men, including prostate and testicular cancer.
But the expert, who is also an adviser to Hada Labo Tokyo Skin Care, shared that many men don't know their own testicles very well and need to check them more often.
He went on to explain what exactly you need to look out for when doing so, explaining that there are different types of swelling and what they feel like.
Dr Hilary Jones has revealed how to check your testicles for lumps (Ken McKay/ITV/REX/Shutterstock)He told The Mirror: "Men just need to know what their balls feel like and report any changes that are out of the ordinary.
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"It's important to know that one testicle generally hangs lower than the other. They're often not the same size and little lumps and bumps are quite common and are usually just cysts or collections of fluid.
"But if anything else changes or you find you've got a painless lump on the testicle itself, get it checked out urgently."
If there's any doubt at all about what you're feeling, the expert stresses you should head to the doctor.
"It's actually quite difficult to examine the scrotum unless you're a professional because you've got veins, you've got the spermatic duct, you've got the testicle and you've got nerves and sometimes collections of fluid there.
"A worm-like swelling is usually one of the ducts or a collection of veins, which we call a Varicocele.
"A testicular cancer this more suspicious, and would be a well-defined, smooth swelling, usually smooth or craggy swelling on the testicle itself not around it.
"It would be part of the testicle itself. All the other little cysts and varicose veins feel worm-like and are very mobile.
"If in doubt, get it checked," he added.
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