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Aaliyah Rugg

EXPLAINED: Dad dies days after being declared cancer free | Rare Historical Photos

A "cheeky and fun-loving" dad died just days after being given the all clear from his cancer diagnosis.

At the age of 23, Dean Mollard was diagnosed with testicular cancer, before later being diagnosed with prostate cancer.

From the age of 24 to 33, as the dad-of-three battled the disease, he was in and out of treatment until being given positive news that he was cancer free on May 12, 2021. But devastatingly, just eight days later, Dean suddenly died following an unexpected rupture of the aortic valve.

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