Love Island's Chris Hughes reveals brother is CANCER-FREE
Author: Daisy JordanPublished 11th May 2019
Chris Hughes has revealed his brother Ben is cancer-free four months after undergoing surgery.
The former Love Island star's brother had his testicle removed earlier this year in a bid to clear the disease, and Chris announced it had worked in a sweet post on Instagram.
Sharing a snap of the dapper brothers stood alongside each other, Chris captioned the snap, 'He cancer free baby 👏🏻💪🏻🖤'.
The happy news comes after Chris had his testicles checked live on This Morning in a bid to raise awareness of testicular cancer.
Encouraging viewers to get checked, the reality TV star took to Instagram to explain how the disease had affected his family, writing, 'Testicular issues have plagued myself & my family for many years, from cancer to infertility, so helping and urging others to check themselves means a lot to me, as not only does it affect you, it can affect the people around you and your life going forward, whilst most importantly saving lives.'
Two months later, Ben was diagnosed with the cancer and Chris spoke openly about the diagnosis.
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‘A sad day,' he wrote on social media. 'My brother was diagnosed with testicular cancer this lunchtime, in which we pray for a kind prognosis.
'He came into my room at 3am the morning after my testicular examination on TV, clearly struggling to sleep, telling me he’d found a lump and asked me if he’s checking it right. To which I told him, 'Ben, it’s 3am, I’ll look in the morning, but if there’s a lump, go and check it checked tomorrow with the doctor.'
‘Today he sent me a message telling me the news, and thanking me for making him aware, else he’d never have known he had cancer… That literally broke my heart.'
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Ben later appeared on This Morning alongside Jesy Nelson's man to discuss the diagnosis, telling hosts Holly Willoughby and Philip Schofield, "I’ve just got a nut-sized ball on my testicle. Quite large.
"I had a CT scan and I haven’t picked the results as of yet, and I will then find out if the cancer has spread into any other parts of my body. Fingers crossed it hasn’t spread.
"I’m booked in for my operation next Wednesday to remove the testicle, so I’m just wanting these CT scans to come back good and I can get this out."
