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, Editor & Co-Founder
Apr 33 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...
1001
Harvey I. Singer, Editor & Co-founder
Oct 19, 20214 min read
MALE MASTECTOMY? YES, I HAD ONE!
In October 2008, after feeling a small mass under my left nipple, I was diagnosed with MALE BREAST CANCER. Unlike a female breast cancer...
3080
Vicki Singer Wolf, Editor & Co-Founder
Oct 15, 20212 min read
Male Breast Cancer Survivor Shares His Story
My name is Thomas and I'm a 45 year old male breast cancer survivor. Last year I was diagnosed with male breast cancer.I have been...
1350
Vicki Singer Wolf, Editor & Co-Founder
Oct 10, 20216 min read
My 10 Year Survivor Story
By Barry Cogan On the Wednesday before Labor Day 2011, I asked my wife (Sandy) to look at my left breast and in particular my left...
1330
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...
3710
Leonard Robertson, Editor
May 20, 20202 min read
Guest Story- A Male Breast Cancer Diagnosis
Five years ago, a tumor was discovered in the duct of my left nipple. The tumor stimulated the nipple duct to lactate and then discharge...
2990
Thomas T., Editor
Oct 21, 20191 min read
My Story- Diagnosed With Male Breast Cancer
My name is Thomas T. and I'm a 45 year old man with breast cancer. A few months ago I was diagnosed with male breast cancer. I have been...
2520
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...
1040
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...
490
Pippa Maisie, Editor
Mar 7, 20193 min read
Male Breast Cancer and the Stigma Around It
Male breast cancer is unlike other cancers in that it carries a stigma for many who are diagnosed with it. A big reason for this is that...
4000
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...
3170
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...
700
Vicki Singer Wolf, Editor & Co-Founder
Mar 5, 20174 min read
WARRIOR SCARS PLUS
How much can one body (and mind) handle…. Up until the age of 23 I thought I was very lucky never needing stitches or having any broken...
970
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 29, 20103 min read
Male Mastectomy
Something suspicious has been identified. Probably you felt it and found it due to some pain or irritation or although unlikely, because...
560
bottom of page