text: we are being told to regularly check ourselves for symptoms of testicular cancers? what are the signs and symptoms? why there in particular? testicular cancer is one of the more common cancers in non-smoking males, that's why "we" are being encouraged to check.  it's one of those cancers which, if caught early, has a very, very high cure rate, and this is generally considered a good thing if you'd rather not die sooner than you ought.  go to www.cancer.org, and follow the signs to testicular cancer for the signs and symptoms.