The Male Breast Cancer Blog

A few weeks ago, HIS Breast Cancer was invited to exhibit in the Patient Advocacy Pavillion at the annual AACR conference in San Diego. They extended this opportunity to only 30 organizations and we were privileged to be chosen. The American Association of Cancer Research is one of the world’s largest organizations dedicated to advancing cancer research. They bring together scientists, physicians and other medical professionals to promote prevention, advanced diagnosis and th

When Men Are Overlooked: What Jeremy Bailey's Story Teaches Us About Male Breast Cancer Jeremy Bailey was 34 years old, a single father of four in Topeka, Kansas, when he felt a lump on his chest during a shower one February morning in 2019. He had enough medical training from EMT school to trust what it was telling him. The lump was firm, fixed, and completely immovable — nothing like the soft, shifting tissue most people have somewhere on their body. He had been exhausted

My Story: Persistence, Endurance and Purpose My story actually begins in the fall of 1998 when my mom was first diagnosed with breast cancer. I’ve had aunts, my dad’s sisters, have it but this was my mom, how could this be? There was no history, as far as we knew of breast cancer on her side of the family, but here we were nonetheless. After discussing what laid in store as far as treatment was concerned, she began to cry. Not for herself, but she was worried that the new bab

Male breast cancer: what’s changed in 15 years and how can you help continue to advance it? Though much of the public’s attention rightly focuses on female breast cancer, male breast cancer (MBC) is real and slowly being recognized more often. In the United States today, roughly 2,700–2,800 men are diagnosed with invasive breast cancer each year; about 500–530 men die from the disease annually. Between 1990 and 2021 breast cancer in men have more than doubled according to a s

A misconception about breast cancer is that it only affects women. While this idea is common, it is also incorrect. Breast cancer can and...

WOMEN "AND MEN" Breaking the Stigma: Male Breast Cancer Exists, and Men Need Inclusion Breast cancer has long been perceived as a woman’s...

March is Colon Cancer Awareness Month, an important time to highlight the impact of this disease and its connection to family health...

Male breast cancer, though rare, is a critical health concern that requires greater awareness and education. Early detection is key.

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...

Breast cancer doesn't discriminate based on gender. Yet, historically, mammogram guidelines have predominantly focused on women. Recent...

In the realm of health, family history can serve as a crucial guidepost. For men with a family history of breast and other cancers,...

In the world of breast cancer awareness, the color pink has become synonymous with the fight against the disease. However, beneath the...

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

Learn More About Yourself: The Best Ebooks for Building Your Knowledge of Male Breast Cancer Image credit: Unsplash While it's a fact...

I was about 10 years old and I remember it like it was yesterday. I decided to ask my mom how she and dad decided to name me, “Harvey...

“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...

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...

Thirteen years ago, this week, I heard those infamous words: “Mr. Singer, Sir You Have Breast Cancer!” It was not that shocking to hear,...

It’s not uncommon for men to ignore health symptoms or feel too busy to take care of themselves properly. Since June is Men’s Health...

Finasterides belongs to a group of medicines referred to as 5-alpha reductase inhibitors. This drug is a steroid-like medication often...