If I tell them I've had breast cancer, they don't understand it.
I've had breast cancer, so what.".
Both Mark's mother and sister have also had breast cancer, and researchers say both men and women with a strong family history of breast cancer are at an increased risk."There's a very strong message out there for women to check their breasts and most women are aware," said Tenovus Cancer Care chief executive Judi Rhys."So if there are any changes in the nipple area, men may just ignore them and think it's nothing - then it's left to develop, that's why breast cancer among men is often late diagnosed."."Men have breast tissue exactly the same way women do," said Zoe Barber, consultant oncoplastic breast surgeon at Princess of Wales Hospital in Bridgend!Similarly, medication can change men's breasts as well and men do need to be just as aware of breast changes as women do?
"Men can also undergo a mastectomy which is an operation where we take all of the breast tissue away normally with nipple and areola, which is the darker skin around the nipple."I do think for men they should call it chest cancer," said Pat.Men warned to check for breast cancer symptoms.