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Thomas Cantley (April 3rd 1983-) Born in Halifax, Nova Scotia. In the Fall of 2009,26 year old Thomas Cantley was diagnosed with stage IIIA Testicular cancer. His diagnosis and treatments included banking his sperm, the removal of his left testicle and undergoing the rare and evasive surgery called the Retroperitoneal lymph node dissection, commonly known as the RPLND. The after math of the cancer follows a lifetime of surveillance check-ups and screenings with a high possibility of the cancer resurfacing. Thomas has no history of cancer in his family and was surprised to find that Testicular Cancer is so prevalent in men between the ages of 15-39. As a photographer and film maker living in New York City, Thomas was forced to go home to Canada where he could receive the type of health care and sup- port that wouldn’t put him in years of debt. During the months of his harrowing experience Thomas started filming himself as a therapeutic attempt to keep himself positive throughout his battle. It was when he met a 17 year old boy who was in the hospital bed beside his,who also underwent the same surgery followed by rounds of chemotherapy. The boy told him that he ignored the warning signs because he was too embar- rassed to go to a doctor and hoped the symptoms and pain would just go away. It was then Thomas decided that he had to do more than just film his experience, but to create a movement where men shouldn’t feel embarrassed or ashamed about going to the doctor. It was there his documentary, titled Ballsy, was born.

Since his diagnosis Thomas has been an active force by making a name for himself in the cancer world, touching the lives of people who have cancer, and also helping to prevent Testicular Cancer in the lives of others. Thomas has been receiving positive Canadian press regarding his Ballsy plan to push a two-meter white ball as a symbolic and humerus reference to testicles. Thomas plans to push his ball from Los Angeles to New York and then from Toronto to his hometown, Halifax, Canada. In an effort to reach young men about the signs of Testicular Cancer. Thomas has been speaking on several radio stations across Canada and featured in The Toronto Star, CBC,The Canadian Press and Macleans, in addition to countless press from the Atlantic region of Canada. Tcballsy (talk) 22:42, 29 May 2010 (UTC)

About Ballsy

Ballsy is a documentary film by Thomas Cantley, which seeks to investigate and examine testicular Cancer’s growing potency and prevalence in young men, in a very bold way. Ballsy, is strongly rooted in Cantley’s own battle with the disease when diagnosed at the age of 26. The film confronts his own negligence to his health, which was a result of hard-partying and just a plain ignorant lifestyle he led while a photographer and film maker living in New York City.

The aim of Ballsy is to not only create a personal documentary about cancer, but to create a movement of every man’s awareness about being proactive to the signs of Testicular Cancer. To ensure that his personal story reaches full potential, Cantley will be pushing a two-meter white ball from Los Angeles to New York and then from Toronto to his hometown, Halifax, Canada starting October 1st 2010. The 5 month trek on foot will be a journey filled with lonely back road footpaths to parading down city streets filled with supportive followers, all while the ball and cameras are rolling. The ultimate goal of Cantley walking this massive West to East Coast journey is to connect with cancer patients, survivors, their families and everyone in between. In the attempts to come to a greater understanding of why so many men ignore dangerous health warnings and refuse to seek the medical attention they need. Cantley wants to shed light on this disease by getting men to realize how quickly cancer can spread, and if they spot something they shouldn’t wait on it.

Cantley is currently training for his journey with a personal trainer in New York and plans to get his ball rolling October 1st 2010, the one year anniversary after being diagnosed with Testicular Cancer. Cantley’s journey can be followed through GPS tracking on his website. He plans to be greeted by crowds of supporters in major towns and cities as he rolls into town. Cantley’s aim is to start the walk but wants people to finish it with him, to form a crusade against the battle of Testicular Cancer and encourage men to be more proactive about their heath.

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