Comedy Central has teamed up with the Cancer Association of South Africa (CANSA) to bring back Novemballs, a testicular cancer awareness campaign to educate men about lowering their cancer risk.

Novemballs is an award-winning cancer-awareness campaign initiated by Comedy Central to tell the funny truths, while taking this opportunity to spotlight the importance of men “taking care of your balls.”

The Vice President of Comedy Central, Dillon Khan, said, “Novemballs is a campaign we get really excited about every year as we use humour to encourage men to check their ‘Gonads’, as we are calling them this year. We’ve had fun working on this campaign and hope that it will inspire men to look after their crown jewels because they’re priceless.”

The CANSA National Manager: Health Promotion, Lorraine Govender, said the association is excited to partner with Comedy Central to educate men about lowering the cancer risk.

Govender said early detection of testicular cancer could save lives, noting that in South Africa, it is one of the most common male cancers in men between the ages of 15 and 49.

“Most testicular cancers can be detected early – a lump or swelling may be the first sign that a medical practitioner should be consulted. It’s important for young men to start testicular self-examinations soon after puberty,” she stated.