Originally published in The Ottawa Citizen September 20, 2004 Young men rarely see their family doctor (if they have one). There is a tendency to think that nothing can really go wrong in your late teens or 20s. Yet there is one cancer in men that occurs exactly when men avoid their doctor: testicular cancer.

Many men in their forties and early fifties begin to re-evaluate their lives. Physiologic changes and lifestyle choices can affect their physical, spiritual and emotional health.