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The Male Breast Cancer Blog
by HIS Breast Cancer Awareness


Self Breast Exam for Men
Men, let’s talk about self breast examination! Male breast cancer is often diagnosed when it is much further progressed because no one is...
Vicki Singer Wolf, Editor & Co-Founder
Oct 18, 20202 min read


Breast Cancer in Men: Statistics and Facts
Breast cancer in males is a rare occurrence: less than 1% of all breast cancer cases occur in men. For men, the lifetime risk of being...
Katherine Rundell, Editor
Sep 2, 20203 min read


How Good Nutrition Can support Your Breast Cancer Treatment
How Good Nutrition Can Support Your Breast Cancer Treatment When undergoing breast cancer treatment, ensuring that your body is well...
Michael Dehoyos, Editor
Jul 27, 20203 min read


Ways to Show a Family Member They Are Not a Burden
10 Ways to Show a Terminal Family Member That They Are Not a Burden According to research, as many 65% of people who are terminally ill...
Jamie Benjamin, Editor
Jul 8, 20204 min read


What Cancer Patients should know about Coronavirus
At the beginning of the most recent coronavirus outbreak, most of the population assumed this was a new virus that no one has ever dealt...
Danielle K Roberts, Editor
Apr 22, 20203 min read


3 Male Cancer Risks Related To Vehicles And Driving
According to the US National Cancer Institute, cancer mortality is higher among men with a rate of 196.8 per 100,000 compared to 139.6...
Chrissy Thomas, Editor
Apr 17, 20202 min read


Is Air Pollution Responsible For The Rise In Male Breast Cancer?
Since the 1970s, male breast cancer cases have risen from 0.86 cases per 100,000 men to 1.2. Deaths relating to air pollution are rising...
Chrissy Thomas, Editor
Mar 19, 20202 min read


Cancer and Coronavirus Fears
As a cancer survivor, do we live in fear of a virus too? As a survivor there are the constant thoughts and worries about recurrence or...
Vicki Singer Wolf, Editor & Co-Founder
Mar 2, 20203 min read


Covering the Costs of Terminal Cancer
When people talk about terminal cancer, there is one thing you usually don’t hear about – the financial burden. A terminal cancer...
Scott Sanders, Editor
Dec 17, 20193 min read


Care Options for Older Men with Breast Cancer
Deciding Which Care Option in Right for Older Men with Breast Cancer Although men of all ages can have breast cancer, it is most common...
Chrissy Thomas, Editor
Nov 22, 20193 min read


Living With Male Breast Cancer: How To Prevent Infections During Treatment
Every year, 60,000 cancer patients in the US are hospitalized because their reduced number of white blood cells could not stand up to an...
Chrissy Thomas, Editor
Nov 3, 20192 min read


Does Medicare Cover Male Breast Cancer?
Breast cancer is a subject that women are prepared to discuss because it affects roughly one in 10 women throughout their lives. Men, on...
Danielle K Roberts, Editor
Jul 31, 20193 min read


Glass Half Full or Half Empty?
Is your glass half full or half empty? Do you find something positive no matter what or only have negative thoughts? Does the way you...
Vicki Singer Wolf, Editor & Co-Founder
Apr 29, 20193 min read


Male Breast Cancer and the Stigma Around It
Male breast cancer is unlike other cancers in that it carries a stigma for many who are diagnosed with it. A big reason for this is that...
Pippa Maisie, Editor
Mar 7, 20193 min read


BRCA- Sharing With My Sons, Their Risks and Their Feelings
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...
Vicki Singer Wolf, Editor & Co-Founder
Sep 22, 20186 min read


Organize An Event To Raise Awareness
Organizing An Event To Raise Awareness Of Male Breast Cancer Increasing public awareness of male breast cancer is key to lowering its...
Chrissy Thomas, Editor
Aug 28, 20183 min read


Biorepository-Human Tissue Samples for Research
A biorepository is a laboratory facility devoted to the processing and storing of human tissue samples and other animal samples for use...
A Geneticist Writer, Editor
Jul 11, 20184 min read


Raising Awareness Of Male Breast Cancer
When most people hear the words breast cancer chances are they think of a woman, but as we know, men can develop this form of cancer too,...
Chrissy Thomas, Editor
Jun 19, 20183 min read


Male Breast Cancer In Seniors: Everything You Need To Know
Male Breast Cancer In Seniors: Everything You Need To Know Male breast cancer mostly affects older men - the average age of diagnosis is...
Chrissy Thomas, Editor
Feb 16, 20182 min read


Proton Therapy- A Less Harmful Option?
Alternative Treatment Proves to be Less Harmful to Breast Cancer Patients Breast cancer impacts the lives of many women, men, and their...
Kristin Rakoczy, Editor
Feb 15, 20183 min read
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