The Male Breast Cancer Blog

You may have heard that genetic testing can help determine someone’s risk of developing cancer. In recent years, it has become more...

A few weeks ago, as I departed from my Semi-Annual Urologic Oncology follow up, I was approached by one of their interns to discuss the...

Colon cancer is a prevalent and potentially life-threatening condition that affects the colon or rectum. While lifestyle factors like...

I have held tightly to the mantra that once you’re a cancer patient-you will  always be a cancer patient. People have debated this point...

What comes in fours? Suits of cards (spade, heart, clover, diamonds), Seasons (winter, spring, summer, fall), Siblings (separately or...

Let’s talk BRCA! If the BReast CAncer gene refers to breasts, then why do we include men? Men have breast tissue, men can carry BRCA1 or...

June 2022 True Negative vs Uninformative Negative One of the most important areas to understand about genetic testing is the types of...

“I want to do genetic testing to see if I have the cancer gene”. This is a common phrase I hear from my patients as a genetic counselor...

As you know, if you’ve been reading every week, the topic of this blog is using data in education. In July, I changed things up by...

Can you be a man and have or pass down the BRCA (BReast CAncer) gene mutation? The quick answer is YES! So what does this mean exactly if...

I was filled with emotion when asking my three sons to share what they remember when I told them I carried the BRCA genetic mutation and...