Navigating a Cancer Diagnosis-Where to Begin?
Hearing the words, "You have cancer" can be overwhelming and frightening. As a man, a breast cancer diagnosis might come as an even...
top of page
The Male Breast Cancer Blog
by HIS Breast Cancer Awareness
Vicki Singer Wolf
May 13 min read
Evolving Mammogram Guidelines: Prioritizing Screening for Women and Men
Breast cancer doesn't discriminate based on gender. Yet, historically, mammogram guidelines have predominantly focused on women. Recent...
3392
Vicki Singer Wolf, Editor & Co-Founder
Apr 233 min read
Navigating Testing and Surveillance for Men with Familial Cancer Risks
In the realm of health, family history can serve as a crucial guidepost. For men with a family history of breast and other cancers,...
561
Vicki Singer Wolf, Editor & Co-Founder
Sep 24, 20232 min read
It’s All In Your/My Family
I was about 10 years old and I remember it like it was yesterday. I decided to ask my mom how she and dad decided to name me, “Harvey...
600
Vicki Singer Wolf, Editor & Co-Founder
Oct 15, 20212 min read
Mammograms for Men
Less breast tissue doesn’t mean NO breast tissue and so, YES men can have a mammogram! Routine mammograms are not the norm of screening...
1,1091
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,...
750
Vicki Singer Wolf, Editor & Co-Founder
Oct 18, 20202 min read
Self Breast Exam for Men
Men, let’s talk about self breast examination! Male breast cancer is often diagnosed when it is much further progressed because no one is...
1,8780
Vicki Singer Wolf, Editor & Co-Founder
Jun 18, 20203 min read
Father's Day Life Saving Tips
Do the men in your life know they can be diagnosed with breast cancer? Do men realize they have breast too? On Father’s Day you’re...
480
Charlie M., Editor
May 20, 20203 min read
Newly Diagnosed with Male Breast Cancer
I am 55-year-old white male married 35 years with 2 children and 2 grandchildren. One day in September 2019, I was in the shower shaving...
5350
Vicki Singer Wolf, Editor & Co-Founder
Apr 29, 20193 min read
The Best Father's Day Gift You Can Give
On Father’s Day you’re probably thinking about the family of men in your life. In addition to your father or father in law or husband,...
1540
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...
921
Amy Wright, Editor
Nov 19, 20185 min read
BRCA in Men Myths
As you know, if you’ve been reading every week, the topic of this blog is using data in education. In July, I changed things up by...
660
Vicki Singer Wolf, Editor & Co-Founder
Sep 29, 20163 min read
What About The MEN This October?
Here it comes! Are you ready for the world to turn PINK for breast cancer awareness? Let’s face it, if you’re a man, you probably tune...
1420
Vicki Singer Wolf, Editor & Co-Founder
May 1, 20133 min read
WHY Didn't I Have a Mastectomy?
I carry the BRCA2 gene mutation, I have had several bouts with breast cancer and I have NOT had a mastectomy- WHY? When I was approaching...
210
Vicki Singer Wolf, Editor & Co-Founder
Nov 8, 20102 min read
What Can I Do?
What Can “I” do? Many years ago I remember asking my doctor this question only to be told; “We’ll keep a close watch and have a mammogram...
200
Vicki Singer Wolf, Editor & Co-Founder
Nov 1, 20102 min read
Deodorants & Breast Cancer
Don’t sweat about your deodorant! You know you have many options regarding your deodorant; roll on, solid, pump, pine forest fresh scents...
680
Vicki Singer Wolf, Editor & Co-Founder
Oct 25, 20102 min read
MEN: Getting to Know Your-Self Breast Exam
As a Male, one of the most important exercises you can perform for and on yourself is to do a self breast exam – yes men do have breast!...
3870
Vicki Singer Wolf, Editor & Co-Founder
Oct 14, 20102 min read
Our Story...
It’s almost a given that in one’s lifetime either a friend, family member, loved one or oneself will be diagnosed with cancer. It...
270
bottom of page