Union for International Cancer Control (UICC) shared a post on LinkedIn:
When Joey Barnes was diagnosed with testicular cancer in 2021 at 40 years old, he responded with humour, a podcast, and a promise to speak openly about a disease many men never discuss.
Testicular cancer has an overall five-year survival rate of around 95% when caught early. Late diagnosis remains the key risk.
After his death, his mother founded Having A Ball, a UICC member organisation and advocate for World Cancer Day, to normalise conversations about men’s health and encourage early self-examination, and essentially save lives.
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