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Phil Morris (born 1972) is a British testicular cancer survivor, who works to spread awareness of the disease on the internet using online forums and social networking.[1] He is the founder of Check Em Lads, a testicular cancer awareness charity.[2] His website checkemlads.com was the first official charity to have .com in its title in the world.[citation needed]

Born in Heswall in 1972, he was educated at Pensby High School. He served in the British Army from 1990 until he was forced to leave in 1998 with a back injury.

After being diagnosed with cancer in 2002 and he set up checkemlads, a cancer organisation to help men under 35 through cancer. His cancer returned in 2017 [3]

References

  1. ^ "A laddish website for lads' disease". BBC News. 26 January 2008.
  2. ^ Metcalfe, Will (21 September 2014). "Signed Jonas Gutierrez boots to be sold off for testicular cancer charity". Evening Chronicle.
  3. ^ "Check 'em boys". Points of Light. 12 February 2015.
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