breast cancer in men.

I was diagnosed with breast cancer on 5th December 2012.i had a mastectomy on 10th December 2012.this was followed by 18weeks of chemo..and 5weeks of radio therapy.i returned to work 1year after my surgery and was declared all clear on 10th December 2014..2years to the day of my surgery 1still have another 3years of checks to come.but I would say that I'm back to my pre cancer state.at the start I found my condition very embarrassing..a man with breast cancer..but through time this has passed and I now consider myself as someone a bit unique because I'm in the minority.in all my time attending hospital I never met another man with my condition.i was 54years old when I was first diagnosed I am now just turned 57.

  • Hi Knoxy = phew what a story!!! Yea - you are unique - well are you?...... maybe its just a rarity. Well done on your return to work = its great that you cna pick up the pieces and get on with things after this huge stress. You must be very strong and I admire you to get on with things.

    All the best and cheers

    Steve

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    Hi Knoxy ..... It is so nice to hear that you are a survivor of BC.  Yes you are in the minority but it is great that you have posted here and are making other guys aware that BC can happen to men too. A male friend of mine also had this disease but sadly he did not tell anyone or seek help until very late on in his illness and did not survive it - that is why I admire people like you who can overcome their embarrassment and spread the word and raise awareness.

    I have stage 4 BC so understand the treatment you went through and how nerve-wracking the check-ups are. I took Tamoxifen for 5yrs - is this the same for males?  I was also given a 3monthly bloodtest via my GP called a CA15-3 test which is basically a cancer-count screening. If the levels rise above 30 it may indicate disease spread and that is how I discovered that I had secondary disease - please ask your GP if you would benefit from this test as it is something I have found that not many people are aware of.

    All the very best to you Knoxy and keep spreading the word - it could save another person's life.