Male Breast Cancer
As a man who has been diagnosed with breast cancer, you have special concerns that don't affect most women. Because the majority of men aren't aware that it is possible for them to get breast cancer, receiving a diagnosis can be difficult.
Once diagnosed, men with breast cancer may feel conflicting emotions. On the one hand, you've been told you have cancer--a life threatening disease. Yet many men do not feel that they can discuss with others that they have breast cancer, due to embarrassment or other reasons. As a result, many men with breast cancer feel very alone.
To further complicate matters, there is not a great deal of information about male breast cancer available, so decision making and self-education can be difficult. More than 1,500 men are diagnosed with breast cancer each year.
The 24-hour YourShoes Support Center can provide you with information about male breast cancer, and help address your concerns. Through the Match Program you can be put in touch with a man who has survived male breast cancer.