Who is Chris Hughes’ brother Ben, when was he diagnosed with testicular cancer and what has the Love Island star said about it?
CHRIS Hughes has revealed his brother Ben has been diagnosed with testicular cancer just weeks after he took part in a live TV exam on This Morning.
We have the lowdown on the reality star's sibling and his condition:
Who is Ben Hughes?
Ben is the older brother of Love Island 2017 star Chris Hughes.
It is not known what he does for a living.
He is a keen fan of football and horse racing.
You can find him on Twitter .
When did Ben get diagbosed with cancer?
Love Island star Chris shocked viewers in November 2018 when he featured in the live testicular cancer check with the show's Doctor Chris Steele.
Chris, 26, wanted to help raise awareness but sadly he took to Instagram on January 8, 3019 to reveal the disease had struck much closer to home than he could have ever expected.
Sharing a throwback picture with his brother from when they were children, Chris wrote: "A sad day. 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.
"Testicular cancer is a silent killer, men need realise this and check themselves regularly. It takes 10 seconds. Please do it."
What has Ben said about his cancer battle?
When he appeared on This Morning on January 16, 2019 Ben has revealed he is having his testicle removed next week following his cancer diagnosis, but says it's "not a big deal".
Ben told Holly Willoughby and Phillip 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."
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What is testicular cancer?
Testicular cancer is normally characterised by a lump or swelling on one of your testicles, the male sex organs which produce sperm and testosterone.
Bucking the trend, testicle tumours are more likely to strike blokes aged 15-49 than those over 50.
In the UK, around 2,200 men are diagnosed each year.
This equates to just one per cent of all male cancer, although cases of testicular cancer have DOUBLED since the mid-70s.
There are several different types of testicular cancer: