Chris Hughes’s brother Ben Hughes will have his testicle removed next week after he was diagnosed with cancer.
The former ‘Love Island’ star’s sibling found out earlier this month that he had testicular cancer after discovering a lump hours after Chris underwent a live TV testicular examination, and Ben will have the testicle, which has nut-sized ball on, taken out, next Wednesday (23.01.19), and will soon find out if the cancer has spread.
He said: "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."
What’s more, Ben has been told his sperm count was "very negative" after he underwent some tests ahead of freezing his sperm.
He explained: "I did my first sperm banking the day before yesterday and my doctor rang me that evening and said, ‘I think you should know, the tests we did on your sperm weren’t great. Your semen sample came back with a very negative sperm count, if any at all.’
"That pretty much means I’ve got no sperm present in my semen at that time.
"They’re going to do another test tomorrow and hopefully with a bit of luck it shows up some results."
Ben thanked his brother for doing the live examination on ‘This Morning’, which led to his diagnosis.
He said: "Within seven weeks of me checking myself to getting my diagnosis that I have got testicular cancer, it’s remarkable really.
"He’s the one to thank in all of this. Because if he didn’t do it I would still be in the dark now."
Speaking in a joint interview with Ben on ‘This Morning’ today (16.01.19), Chris said: "It’s all been a bit of a blur, It’s remarkable really."
Chris recently thanked the morning show for allowing him to do the live TV examination.
He said: "I just want to thank ‘This Morning’ for allowing me to come on the show to do the live testicular examination the other month.
"It’s very important for me and we had a bit of sad news yesterday that my brother has been diagnosed with testicular cancer.
"He popped into my room the day after he did the live examination saying he’d checked himself and he found a lump."
Chris Hughes’s brother Ben to have testicle removed
