Young dad battling testicular cancer has one message for Aussie men

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Young dad battling testicular cancer has one message for Aussie men
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Three months ago, Brendan was told he had less than a year to live. 9News

After tests the doctor broke the brutal news to him and his wife Leah, 29.It was a shocking diagnosis, which felt "like a dream", said Mr Nikolajew.

Mr Nikolajew, who fought the Taliban in Afghanistan as a gunner with the Royal Australian Artillery before being discharged with PTSD, had three rounds of stem cell treatment after his diagnosis in 2017.The stem cell transplants didn't work either, and late last year doctors broke the news nothing more could be done."It showed a lot of, , all around my heart.Brendan Nikolajew with daughter Georgie, two.

Mr Nikolajew is now set to start an immunotherapy trial in Brisbane, but it has never been done on his type of cancer."You never know," he said.He's also spending thousands of dollars a week on alternative therapies, with his mates holding a special fundraiser on March 20 at Redcliffe's Mon Komo Hotel to gather more cash for him.

The 28-year-old said his children don't know their father probably won't be there to see them mark milestones, like starting school.Former army man Mr Nikolajew with his wife Leah.Mr Nikolajew urged men who found something unusual about their testicles to get it checked immediately.Mr Nikolajew urged Aussie men to see a doctor if they notice anything abnormal about their body, or suffer with mental health problems."It's not being embarrassed about your body, about speaking out.

Testicular cancer is the second most cancer in young men, however, if caught early, almost all men survive.

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