A personal experience with testicular cancer was behind Ben Crowder's leadership to an effort by Gibson Shipbrokers to raise awareness for men's health in a Movember campaign.

The 33-year-old, who works for the brokerage’s aframax and fuel oil desks in London, said he found a tumour on his “left nut” that turned out to be cancerous a month ago.

“I have struggled to tell people because it’s a weird thing to bring up in conversation,” Crowder said.