The Male Breast Cancer Blog

Understanding the causes, stages, symptoms, treatment options, and why lymphedema can develop years after surgery, cancer treatment, trauma, or injury. For many breast cancer survivors, the end of treatment is often viewed as the finish line. In reality, survivorship is a lifelong journey filled with ongoing health maintenance, routine screenings, and sometimes unexpected challenges. One of those challenges is lymphedema, a condition that can develop months or even years afte

I am 55-year-old white male married 35 years with 2 children and 2 grandchildren. One day in September 2019, I was in the shower shaving...