The Male Breast Cancer Blog

When Madelyn first tells people that her dad has breast cancer, most people react the same way. There's usually a long pause, then a confused look, and then the inevitable question: “Wait, did you say breast cancer?” It’s a reaction she’s grown used to—but also one that has motivated her to take action. “They kept telling him, ‘You’re one in a million,’ and that didn’t make him feel special — it made him feel alone,” she says. Dickens is a second-year medical student at Michi

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

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...