Bakes by Gee helps Malvern man celebrate end of cancer treatment

James McLeod says the cake, which had the words ‘F*** Cancer’ on the top, was a present from his girlfriend Molly Rolinson to mark the end of his treatment for testicular cancer.

“I was completely surprised,” he said. “She said she had ordered me a present but that’s the last thing I would have guessed. It was brilliant - and it is something I’ve said quite often recently.”

The cake was made by Malvern-based Bakes by Gee, who said they’ve never had a commission quite like it before.

Bakes by Gee said pictures of the cake have been well received on Facebook (Image: Bakes by Gee)

The bakery’s Nik Zikking said the reaction to social media posts about the cake was overwhelmingly positive.

“There were people who are also suffering with cancer saying it was amazing and people generally being supportive of each other,” he said.

“People may be a bit shy about going to a bakery and asking for something like this, but we like to do things differently and don’t take ourselves too seriously.

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“We’ve had so many nice comments but the main thing is that Molly and James were over the moon with it.”

James is keen to spread the message that men should check themselves regularly and go straight to a doctor if they notice anything unusual.

James is urging men to get themselves checked after undergoing treatment for testicular cancer (Image: James McLeod)

He first noticed something wrong two years ago and did get it checked out, but after moving home and with no pain or problems, admits he forgot about it.

“Then the testicle started growing in size and I thought ‘something’s happening’. It was a different texture as well, it was hard,” said James, who works as a photographer.

“Molly convinced me to get checked out again. I went for a scan and the doctor said ‘this is bad, we’ve got to get this out’.

“That was on the Tuesday and by the Friday I was in surgery having it removed. I got an infection, had it drained and was off work for six weeks.

“I have to have follow-up scans and was offered the choice of chemotherapy. The doctor said it would reduce the chances of it coming back from 15-20% to 3-4%, so of course I had it as a precaution.

“I feel like I’ve had a bit of an easy ride - a lot of people have it worse - but men should definitely get themselves checked.”