Male Breast Cancer Awareness Week
This is Male Breast Cancer Awareness Week. The numbers tell us how rare male breast cancer is. 1 in 800 men get breast cancer compared to 1in 8 women who are diagnosed. Those numbers mean very little to my husband. He was one of 2500 men who were diagnosed with breast cancer last year. Tom discovered a lump behind his right nipple in April 2017. His diagnosis was quickly followed by a double mastectomy. Looking back, the surgery was actually the easy part. When the recovery from the surgery was moving along, chemo began. Six months of chemo. This was followed by 30 radiation treatments which were completed February 2018. We received good news yesterday. Tom had his 3 month check-up with his oncologist. He passed with flying colors. After treating a blood clot for six months, we learned his risk level has decreased greatly and she made some medication changes. All good steps forward. Celebrating our wedding anniversary in the hospital after a procedure in 2017. Me