Student signs up as charity ambassador to educate young men about the dangers of testicular cancer

A Hartpury University student will be combining his studies with another role in education after signing up to support a testicular cancer charity.

Quinn Clark has secured the role of university ambassador for The OddBalls Foundation and from the autumn term will be helping the organisation to encourage men in Gloucestershire to check themselves for signs of the disease, the most prominent form in males aged 15-49.

Twenty-two-year-old Quinn Clark, originally from Chippenham, is studying sport and exercise science at Hartpury University. A keen golfer and rugby player, Quinn has got involved in various other aspects of university life and was recruited by an existing university ambassador from The OddBalls Foundation during a visit they made to Gloucester.

The OddBalls Foundation was founded in 2015 and is closely associated with colourful underwear brand OddBalls. Someone is diagnosed with testicular cancer every hour in the UK, but if detected early, it is curable in over 90% of cases. The foundation’s university ambassadors visit schools, universities and workplaces, delivering talks on testicular cancer, and reminding boys and men to check their testicles, removing any stigma and embarrassment about that and the disease. The ambassadors also place The OddBalls Foundation’s Check Yourself Guides in public spaces and workplaces.

Quinn comments: “I was keen to become an ambassador for The OddBalls Foundation as I have had multiple male family members affected by cancer and I have always wanted to do something to raise awareness of testicular and prostate cancer. Having seen the impact that cancer can have on people and their families first hand, I feel that the foundation is doing an incredible job to support people, make conversations easier, and provide people with the right information to get further help. Getting involved and contributing was an opportunity I couldn’t pass by while here in Gloucester.”

In his role as a university ambassador for The OddBalls Foundation, Quinn is keen to have an open dialogue with men who want to learn more about testicular cancer and how to check for signs of the disease. He welcomes contact from anyone who wants to talk and can be reached by sending an email for his attention to Hello@TheOddBallsFoundation.com.

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