Day 3: Thumb & Forefinger
Zeron: This was to be the day I get wired up, ejaculate and get my brain waves recorded. And a speed gun is to be used for some sick, sick purpose. However, due to the terrible weather we had a complete change of plan. The man with the equipment is snowed in somewhere and can't get to us today. I'm so happy. This was not something I was looking forward to. I was going to be in a horror story - me jacking off so they can see what happens to the brain at the point of extreme pleasure. Not much pleasure in it for me.

Mike: In the end, we thought that we would try to catch up on the shots we missed at the zoo on day three. The ground was unbelievably slippery leading to the zoo's closure and causing Nic (our producer) to slip over. A turn up was that there was a really nice pub near the zoo where Zeron and I could have lunch, and have a chance to chat to Allan. He used the casts of our testicles to show us how to check for testicular cancer, and while telling us how to gently squeeze our testis in two directions he dropped a bombshell: he had suffered from testicular cancer and had been forced to have a testicle removed some years previously. Zeron and I were shocked, but as Allan was so open we took the opportunity to ask about the disease and its impact on his life.

You would have thought that the danger of testicular cancer would have been brought home to me years ago. After all, my best childhood friend died of testicular cancer at a really early age. A great uncle died in his early seventies from the same disease, along with a twenty-seven year old workmate and a friend from primary school who lived until he was thirty-eight. In addition, one of my relatives is still battling with the disease.

Zeron: When Allan told us of his brush with testicular cancer it brought home to us the severity of the disease. I know of at least one person who was in his late teens/early twenties when he died of the disease. And Mike told of friends of his who had succumbed to this easily treatable disease. The strangest thing is, we concluded, that women probably know more what testicles feel like than blokes (for obvious reasons). Allan mentioned that lots of lumps are first discovered on their man by women. After Allan told us how to check ourselves, I made an amazing discovery - my testicle is spongy: that shows a healthy testicle. One which is hard with a lateral or width wise pressure (between the thumb and forefinger) should be checked out immediately by a doctor.

Jiggling them about quickly while washing is not enough as I had previously thought. And the sooner it is discovered, the sooner treatment can done. I now check once a week.

Mike: Luckily, as a sperm and testicle expert, Allan knew how to check himself out and caught the tumour early. Although it's the most prevalent cancer in young men, the disease is easy to cure, with a good recovery rate, which is a good reason to inspect your testicles at least once a month. But to date, I have never checked myself out properly. This is stupid, because it could well be the most important thirty seconds of any man's life. So check out Allan's guide to checking your tackle NOW!

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