Tom Green Talks About New Movie, Cancer

Tom Green says he hopes young men will seek testing for testicular cancer before its too late.

Green was diagnosed with the disease in March and underwent surgery to remove his lymph nodes and his right testicle.

A camera crew was with the host of his MTV talk show through much of his recovery, and the material will be used as part of the "Tom Green Cancer Special" which airs May 23.

"I'm feeling a lot better now," Green told CBS 2 News in Los Angeles during a promotional interview for his movie "Road Trip."

The comedian has been in recovery for six weeks and says he is feeling "back to normal, cured and stuff."

Green hopes that his fans will see what he went through and will be more likely to undergo testing for cancer.

Testicular cancer can affect men between ages 16 and 35. One symptom of the disease is a swollen testicle.

"If you have swollen testicle, you might want to see a doctor," Green said to his fans. "Because of you don't, it could spread. People walk around for years with a swollen testicle because they're embarrassed."

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Green said he was lucky that the cancer was discovered early in his body and had no idea before he was tested that he might have cancer.

"I didn't think a 28-year-old I could get cancer. It seemed crazy. But in fact that's a prime time for this sort of cancer," Green said.

The hour-long cancer special on MTV is a documentary following Green as he went through medical testing this spring. It will be the last original "Tom Green Show" while the host continues to recuperate.

Meanwhile, Green is hoping he has as much success with his first major movie role as he has been having with his health.

In the new teen comedy "Road Trip," Green said he is the narrator of the movie about four college guys on a multi-state car ride and also appears as a character who has a run-in with a snake and a mouse.

Aside from cameos in a few movies, including the upcoming "Charlie's Angels," Green says "Road Trip" is the first role in which he'd had more than a few lines.

"I like talking. I think it's something that an actor really needs -- is dialogue. If you have dialogue, you'll probably able to express yourself a lot more as an actor, which I am. I am an actor," Green said with a bit of humor.

Green evaded questions about why his girlfriend, Drew Barrymore, was not at the premiere of "Road Trip" with him. "I was talking to Drew, and he was working on his show, 'The Drew Carey Show,' and he wasn't able to make it," Green said.