Med Student Advocates for Male Breast Cancer Curriculum (& dad)
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 Michigan State...