Jacksonville, Florida’s folk-punk singer-songwriter Emperor X has revealed his recent battle with testicular cancer via Facebook, urging everyone to check themselves regularly. It’s pretty sound advice.
“I HAD TESTICULAR CANCER THIS SUMMER. SURGERY AND CHEMO TREATMENT SUCKED. IT WORKED FLAWLESSLY. NOW I DON’T HAVE CANCER ANYMORE,” he posted on the social media platform yesterday.
“Posting this feels like tearing off a band aid. I tend to hide worrisome facts about myself because I hate it when people worry about me. But now that I survived cancer (?!? that still feels insane to type) I have the elated survivor’s burden to boost awareness, so it’s time to let you know what’s up.”
“Women and men friends of mine, today, right now, for me, no matter where you are, I urge you: GENTLY AND THOROUGHLY PROD ALL OF YOUR SPONGY DANGLY SELF-EXAMINABLE TISSUE WITH NO FEAR. Because you probably won’t find anything, and in case you do, even if you’re unlucky like me and find it at stage III-B and have to spend a few weeks on chemo puking rainbows, we live in the 21st century and you (with your doctor) are going to beat it.”
“Fear is the enemy. Life wins,” he concludes.
To learn more on how to check yourself for cancer, and to donate to a more than worthy charity working in building awareness, treating and ultimately eradicating the disease, check out Cancer Research UK.
We are sending our best out to Emperor X and wishing him well in his full recovery.
NSFW: The video below gives guidance on how to check yourself for testicular cancer. Bear in mind, it’s definitely not safe for work.