The Male Breast Cancer Blog

Cancer is a traumatic experience for anyone. The fear of cancer recurrence or progression can trigger anxiety. For many cancer patients,...

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...

The term cancer is referred to as the assortment of diseases linked to abnormal cells' uncontrolled separation.These abnormal cells have...

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

Once the news of the diagnosis settles, each and every cancer patient needs to plan and prepare for the future. It’s up to educated and...

Men, let’s talk about self breast examination! Male breast cancer is often diagnosed when it is much further progressed because no one is...

Everything You Need to Know When Telling Friends and Family about Your Breast Cancer The time after being diagnosed with breast cancer is...

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...

Douglas Harper had no idea that men could get breast cancer. Until he was diagnosed with it aged 49. Here he candidly describes his...

Do the men in your life know they can be diagnosed with breast cancer? Do men realize they have breast too? On Father’s Day you’re...

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...

Five years ago, a tumor was discovered in the duct of my left nipple. The tumor stimulated the nipple duct to lactate and then discharge...

Surviving breast cancer definitely isn’t easy but being a survivor during Covid-19 makes everything even more challenging! As a man,...

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...

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...

Having, recovering or being at risk for cancer is scary enough, now add COVID-19 During this challenging time with the Coronavirus, it’s...

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...

When people talk about terminal cancer, there is one thing you usually don’t hear about – the financial burden. A terminal cancer...

We all have a series of moments in our lives that have sculpted our character and created the mold that we exhibit today. These moments...

Sir, You Have Breast Cancer! Hearing these words is what made a difference in helping to save lives! In October of 2008 and after...