The Male Breast  Cancer Blog

Editor: Scott Sanders Cancer is a devastating disease that affects millions of people each year, yet we still face an uphill climb when it comes to finding effective treatments and a cure. For many individuals, the best way to fight back is by getting involved and looking for ways to help. You might be interested in volunteering at a nonprofit such as HIS Breast Cancer, which raises awareness about male breast cancer and provides support to those who are living with it. Or yo

In October 2008, after feeling a small mass under my left nipple, I was diagnosed with MALE BREAST CANCER. Unlike a female breast cancer diagnosis, I wasn’t presented with an option to have a “Lumpectomy” and / or subsequent radiation therapy. Because men do not normally possess enough breast tissue to allow for a lumpectomy and completion with clean margins, MASTECTOMY is highly recommended as the primary course of treatment. Most MEN and for that matter, people in general,

My name is Thomas and I'm a 45 year old male breast cancer survivor. Last year I was diagnosed with male breast cancer.I have been married for 20+ years and I have two children both boys ages 20 and 17. The surgery consisted of a mastectomy on my right breast. The results from the surgery showed cancer in the lymphatic system. That was when we had the genetic testing BRCA1 and BRCA2 both turned up negative. I had genome mapping done which also turned up to be negative so m

Less breast tissue doesn’t mean NO breast tissue and so, YES men can have a mammogram! Routine mammograms are not the norm of screening for men. Unfortunately because no one is looking, men are often diagnosed with breast cancer when it has further progressed. So when and how does a man receive a mammogram? Breast cancer in men accounts for around 1% of breast cancer diagnosis. In 2021 it is expected there will be approximately 2650 diagnoses of male breast cancer and of that

By Barry Cogan On the Wednesday before Labor Day 2011, I asked my wife (Sandy) to look at my left breast and in particular my left nipple. Our grandchildren Sam (14) and Mimi (12) were headed back to Israel. I didn’t want my itchy nipple/breast condition to bother both grandchildren. Sandy said she thought that I should go and see our Dermatologist, Frank Kern. The next day (Thursday) I saw Dr. Kern here on Brigantine Island. Dr. Kern told me this was not a dermatologist situ

Thirteen years ago, this week, I heard those infamous words: “Mr. Singer, Sir You Have Breast Cancer!” It was not that shocking to hear, since I had already assumed the worst from the Mammogram, Ultra-Sound and subsequent biopsy. But here I am, still standing, still fighting and still advocating for all the other men with a similar diagnosis. It’s a little bit ironic that my diagnosis came in the month of October, a month that has become synonymous with breast cancer. Over t