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Debbie Hall

Inspirational Alastair beats testicular cancer and is back to "cheeky self" again

An inspiring young man with Down’s Syndrome who has already endured multiple heart operations is back to living life to the full after beating testicular cancer.

Alastair Howells (26) is now in the clear, after receiving a specialist procedure to remove the lymph nodes from his abdomen after fears the cancer had spread from his testes.

And it was a chance encounter while bathing that led to the life saving-treatment for the Livingston man.

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