{"id":5042,"date":"2019-04-12T19:56:23","date_gmt":"2019-04-12T09:56:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/subbuteoaustralia.com\/?p=5042"},"modified":"2019-04-12T19:56:23","modified_gmt":"2019-04-12T09:56:23","slug":"anzac-eve-battle-for-testicular-cancer-awareness","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/subbuteoaustralia.com\/?p=5042","title":{"rendered":"Anzac Eve Battle for Testicular Cancer Awareness"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In support of Testicular Cancer Awareness Month, a showpiece Table Football match will be hosted at South Melbourne Football Club\u2019s Lakeside Stadium between Melbourne City Football Club captain Scott Jamieson and Football Federation Victoria (FFV) President Kimon Taliadoris on the 24<sup>th<\/sup> April.\u00a0 Testicular cancer is dear to the hearts of the Table Football community, with the current President of the Australian Table Football Association (ATFA) Adrian Connolly presently undergoing chemotherapy as he battles the illness.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhilst it is the most common cancer for young men, testicular cancer is rarely spoken about\u201d, says Adrian Connolly.\u00a0 \u201cTo my surprise three of the top 50 Australian Table Football players have privately come forward to me to disclose they too have fought the cancer.\u00a0 It reminded me how so many young men must go through this alone because guys simply don\u2019t talk about their balls!\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m a pretty resilient guy, and at the age of 43 I\u2019m on the old side for the cancer\u201d Adrian goes on to say.\u00a0 \u201cI really don\u2019t know how I would have coped if this happened to me in my 20s, which is more commonly the case for non-seminoma testicular cancer like I have been diagnosed with.\u00a0 In fact, I\u2019m not even sure I would have had the balls to act on it early enough had it happened back then.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Throughout April ATFA are encouraging each Table Football Club in Australia to run a tournament with participating players to make a donation to Movember Foundation. \u00a0Adrian\u2019s Oncologist has worked with the charity to create new resources under the banner \u201cTRUE<sup>NTH<\/sup>\u201d to educate and support people throughout the testicular cancer journey, from detection to treatment to recovery.<\/p>\n<p>Help stop men dying too young.<\/p>\n<p>#awarenessdownunder<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5044\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5044\" style=\"width: 298px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/subbuteoaustralia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/IMG_0227_2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-5044\" src=\"http:\/\/subbuteoaustralia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/IMG_0227_2-298x300.jpg\" alt=\"Melbourne City FC captain Scott Jamieson, left, with Australian Table Football Association President Adrian Connolly prior to his diagnosis.\" width=\"298\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/subbuteoaustralia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/IMG_0227_2-298x300.jpg 298w, https:\/\/subbuteoaustralia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/IMG_0227_2-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/subbuteoaustralia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/IMG_0227_2-768x773.jpg 768w, https:\/\/subbuteoaustralia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/IMG_0227_2-1017x1024.jpg 1017w, https:\/\/subbuteoaustralia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/IMG_0227_2-624x628.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 298px) 100vw, 298px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5044\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Melbourne City FC captain Scott Jamieson, left, with Australian Table Football Association President Adrian Connolly.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In support of Testicular Cancer Awareness Month, a showpiece Table Football match will be hosted at South Melbourne Football Club\u2019s Lakeside Stadium between Melbourne City Football Club captain Scott Jamieson and Football Federation Victoria (FFV) President Kimon Taliadoris on the 24th April.\u00a0 Testicular cancer is dear to the hearts of the Table Football community, with 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