UK man shares his BC experience

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edited June 2014 in Male Breast Cancer

 Not alot of articles wanted to pass this along

Male breast cancer: what men should know - Features, Health & Families - The Independent http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/health-and-families/features/male-breast-cancer-what-men-should-know-2361402.html

That night, we tried to act normally. We wanted to protect the children - then aged 12 and nine. In the coming weeks, throughout Easter time, I think most of our conversations about it took place at 4am. It was then that we experienced just about every emotion going - anger, fear, a lot of "why us?" and a few tears. There were times it didn't even seem real. I was 45 and felt well. I was a husband, a father and a horticultural manager - the words "breast cancer" just didn't fit. Friends, family and people at work couldn't believe it either. "Breast cancer? Really?" became a phrase I heard a lot. Even health websites weren't much help. Even the ones known for being brilliant for men had plenty of mentions of bowel and prostate cancer, but nothing about breast cancer.  

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