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The Male Breast Cancer Blog
by HIS Breast Cancer Awareness


Vicki Singer Wolf, Editor & Co-Founder
5 days ago3 min read
Understanding Male Breast Cancer: Facts, Causes, Treatments and Support
Male breast cancer, though rare, is a critical health concern that requires greater awareness and education. Early detection is key.
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Vicki Singer Wolf, Editor & Co-Founder
Oct 1, 20244 min read
Nurse Navigators: Your Guide Through Treatment
Nurse navigation is a fast-growing field, and clinics are scrambling to bring navigators into their practices. This is because nurse...
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Harvey I. Singer, Editor & Co-founder
Aug 2, 20243 min read
Survivor -70
On Aug 2nd, I turn 70! In October 2008 I received my first Cancer Diagnosis. It was Male Breast Cancer. I was 54! In April 2010 I...
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Vicki Singer Wolf, Editor & Co-Founder
Apr 3, 20243 min read
Breaking the Silence: Shattering the Stigma of Male Breast Cancer
In the world of breast cancer awareness, the color pink has become synonymous with the fight against the disease. However, beneath the...
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Vicki Singer Wolf, Editor & Co-Founder
Feb 27, 20243 min read
You CAN Fire Your Doctor!
Have you ever experienced a Bad Car Mechanic? Of course you have, we all have had that bad experience. They didn’t fix the problem and...
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Vicki Singer Wolf, Editor & Co-Founder
Nov 9, 20233 min read
Thriving Though Chemotherapy
Thrive Through Chemo With These Wellness Tips for Men with Breast Cancer Facing breast cancer can be incredibly challenging, especially...
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Vicki Singer Wolf, Editor & Co-Founder
Sep 22, 20233 min read
Healthy Life Strategies For Men With Breast Cancer
While breast cancer is mostly associated with women, men can also be affected by this disease. If you are a man that’s been recently...
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Vicki Singer Wolf, Editor & Co-Founder
Nov 15, 20203 min read
Is This a Year We Can Be Thankful?
This has been a year where everyone has had to deal with the stress and sadness of so many changes to our life. Whether that’s a cancer,...
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Peter Minkoff, Editor
Nov 6, 20203 min read
The Future of Cancer Care And Research
Before the outbreak of the SARS-Cov-2 infection that spread across the globe, cancer research was at its productivity and efficiency...
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Doug Harper and Karen Gordon, Editors
Jun 18, 20205 min read
What it's like to be a man with breast cancer
Douglas Harper had no idea that men could get breast cancer. Until he was diagnosed with it aged 49. Here he candidly describes his...
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Chrissy Thomas, Editor
Oct 20, 20193 min read
Stress-Relief Techniques For Men With Breast Cancer
About 2,670 U.S. men are estimated to have been diagnosed with breast cancer this year. Male breast cancer comprises less than 1% of all...
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Vicki Singer Wolf, Editor & Co-Founder
Oct 13, 20194 min read
Ten Years of Educating and Saving Lives
HIS Breast Cancer Awareness was established October 2009, because we believed we needed to make changes to what we know and think about...
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Vicki Singer Wolf, Editor & Co-Founder
Nov 21, 20183 min read
Cancer Surviving Thankful
It’s begins with Thanksgiving, a day, an hour or a few minutes to give thanks. But how does one do that when our health (or of a loved...
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Vicki Singer Wolf, Editor & Co-Founder
Sep 22, 20186 min read
BRCA- Sharing With My Sons, Their Risks and Their Feelings
I was filled with emotion when asking my three sons to share what they remember when I told them I carried the BRCA genetic mutation and...
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Chrissy Thomas, Editor
Jun 28, 20183 min read
Battling Brain Fog and Stress While Recovering from Breast Cancer
Battling Brain Fog and Stress While Recovering from Breast Cancer A breast cancer diagnosis in men is every bit as stressful as it is for...
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Chrissy Thomas, Editor
Apr 3, 20182 min read
The Benefits of Service Dogs in Cancer
The Benefits of Service Dogs in Cancer Recovery Service dogs can provide patients during and after radiation or chemotherapy with social,...
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Chrissy Thomas, Editor
Mar 13, 20182 min read
Caring For Your Skin After Surgery
Caring for Your Skin After Surgery Each year,thousands of adult males across the United States are diagnosed with breast cancer. While...
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Kristin Rakoczy, Editor
Feb 15, 20183 min read
Proton Therapy- A Less Harmful Option?
Alternative Treatment Proves to be Less Harmful to Breast Cancer Patients Breast cancer impacts the lives of many women, men, and their...
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Vicki Singer Wolf, Editor & Co-Founder
Aug 12, 20174 min read
Chemotherapy- You "Rang the Bell", but are you ready to celebrate?
Congratulations!-You’ve completed chemotherapy, “rang the bell” and have so much to celebrate, but wait, you’re not feeling...
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Outreach Team at Disability Benefits Help, Editor
Jan 25, 20174 min read
Social Security Disability Benefits with Breast Cancer
If you have been diagnosed with breast cancer, your ability to earn a living may be adversely affected, forcing you to take time off or...
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