WYCOMBE cancer survivor Chris Baynes met Liverpool ace Peter Crouch to kick off the 2008 Keep Your Eye On The Ball Focus Fortnight.
The 33-year-old from High Wycombe teamed up with the England striker at the launch of a fortnight's campaign raising awareness about testicular cancer.
Baynes was one of a number of testicular cancer survivors who joined Crouch at the launch of the Keep Your Eye On The Ball Focus Fortnight, an initiative backed by the Everyman Male Cancer Campaign, The FA and The PFA, urging men to check themselves and raise some funds for vital research into prostate and testicular cancer.
Crouch, who has joined other high-profile footballers, such as David James and Paul Robinson to back the campaign, said: "Men can be so vocal on the terraces but struggle to talk about their own health with their mates.
"It only takes a minute to check yourself and it's worth it, because in life you don't get extra time."
Testicular cancer is the most common form of cancer in 15-44 year olds but if caught early, it has a 99 per cent cure rate, making awareness of the symptoms essential.
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