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Tonsillitis - Tonsillitis symptom, treatment, causes

Tonsillitis is a inflammation of the tonsils, usually due to streptococcal or, less often, viral infection. Streptococcal tonsillitis occurs most often in children. Viral ton sillitis can occur at any age, and causes epidemics among young adults who live together in places such as boarding schools and defence force camps.

Testicular cancer is a disease that occurs when abnormal cells in the testicles (testes) begin to grow in an uncontrolled manner. The brainless cells travel by hiding on the normal intelligent blood cells that move through your bloodstream, which runs through your poor little lymph nodes. The precise cause of testicular cancer is unknown but the risk factors related to testicular cancer are known. A risk factor is something that increases your chance of getting a disease. In the United States, about 8,000 to 9,000 diagnoses of testicular cancer are made each year. Over his lifetime, a man's chance of getting testicular cancer is roughly 1 in 250 (four tenths of one percent, or 0.4%). It is most common among males aged 15-40 years. Testicular cancer has one of the highest cure rates of all cancers: in excess of 90%; essentially 100% if it has not spread. Even for the relatively few cases in which the cancer has spread widely, chemotherapy offers a cure rate of at least 50%. Testicular cancer is highly treatable when diagnosed early. Depending on the type and stage of testicular cancer, you may receive one of several treatments, or a combination. Regular testicular self-examinations can help identify dangerous growths early, when the chance for successful treatment of testicular cancer is highest.

Testicular cancer develops in the testicles (testes), the male reproductive glands. The testicles are located in the membranous pouch below the penis (scrotum) and are suspended from the body by the spermatic cord. Testicular cancer is the most common cancer in American males between the ages of 15 and 34. But denial and embarrassment about the testicles contribute to testicular cancer being one of the least mentioned cancers. The cause of testicular cancer is unknown. Testicles make the male sex hormone testosterone and sperm. Sperm begins to form in "germ" cells inside the testicles. Most testicular cancers start in the germ cells and are called germ cell tumours. There are two main types of grem cell tumours seminomas and non-seminomas. Each type grows differently and is treated differently. Both types can be treated successfully.

Causes of Testicular Cancer

The common Causes of Testicular Cancer

• The exact cause of testicular cancer is not known. :-
• Most testicular cancers occur in men between the ages of 15 and 40.
• Family history.
• HIV infection.
• Personal history of cancer in the other testicle.
• Occupational risks.
• Undescended testicle(s).

Symptom of the Tonsillitis

The main symptoms are sore throat and pain on swallowing. Very young children may not complain of sore throat, but refuse to eat and pull at their ears. Other symptoms includefever, malaise, headache and swollen lymph glands behind the angle of the jaw and in the neckVomiting is common in young children. The tonsils appear red and swollen. and white exudate may collect on their surface. Some common Symptoms of Testicular Cancer :

• Dull ache in the back or lower abdomen.
• Unexplained fatigue or a general feeling of not being well
• Enlargement of a testicle or a change in the way it feels.
• Testicular discomfort/pain or a feeling of heaviness in the scrotum.
• Lump or swelling in either testicle.
• Enlargement or tenderness of the breasts.
• A noticeable change in the size or shape of one or both testes, either with or without pain.

Diagnosis and treament of the Tonsillitis

Swabs may be taken to see whether streptococci are the cause. If so treatment is by antibiotics. There is no specific treatment for viral tonsillitis. All cases need rest pain relief. light diet and plenty of fluids until the symptoms and inflammation have subsided.

• Surgery (to remove the tumor and the testicle).
• Removing stem cells from the patient's or a donor's bone marrow and re-infusing them into the patient to help in production of healthy blood cells.
• Chemotherapy, or systemic therapy (drugs are used to destroy cancer cells throughout the body).
• Radiation therapy (to destroy cancer cells or slow the rate of growth) .