Soccer legend urges walkers to make their Mark for cancer

Soccer legend John Hartson, who beat cancer, has urged men to check their tackle regularly in a bid to catch signs of testicular cancer early.

The former Arsenal, Celtic, West Ham and Wales soccer star was speaking yesterday as he launched a major cancer charity fundraiser in Cork organised by the family and friends of Mark Prendergast, who died from testicular cancer in 2012.

Hartson, who was treated in 2009 for testicular cancer, which later spread to his brain and lungs, said he was delighted to support the Make Your Mark on Cancer charity walk in aid of The Mercy Hospital Foundation.