Phil Morris (health activist)

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Phil Morris MBE

Philip John Morris MBE (born 1972) is a former British Army soldier who is a two-time testicular cancer survivor and founder of Testicular cancer UK. He works to spread awareness and, most importantly, emotional support for the disease on the Internet using online forums and social networking. Morris is also a cancer documentary producer, having made films that guide men through cancer and is an official for the British Boxing Board of Control.

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Early life

Born in Heswall in 1972, he was educated at Pensby High School, where he was friends with former professional footballer Graham Branch. He only discovered in 2019 that he has double deficit dyslexia after hiding since his teenage years that he struggled to read and write.


He served in the British Army from 1990, where he served in Germany and operations in various areas such as Belfast. Morris was a member of the 1 ADTR and 2CS boxing teams fighting at welterweight. Unfortunately, he regrettably had to leave with a back injury, which he describes as the worst day of his life.


He first had stage 2 germ cell cancer in 2003 and unfortunately Phil's cancer returned in 2015 as stage 3 seminoma. He is one of the leading campaigners and influencers in the post-testicular cancer condition hypogonadism and mental health issues.


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References

  1. ↑ "Check 'em boys". Points of Light. 12 February 2015.
  2. ↑ "Queen's Birthday Honours 2021: Charity worker honoured for Covid supplies". BBC News. 11 June 2021. Retrieved 13 June 2021.


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