Male Breast Cancer - Out of the Shadow of Pink

Male Breast Cancer Resources and Updates

Bringing Male Breast Cancer Out of the Shadow of Pink

*Dedicated to bringing Male Breast Cancer "Out of the Shadow of Pink" by promoting awareness of the disease in men and providing information and resources for men.

Why is Breast Cancer More Deadly for Men?

*A good article from the folks at Johns Hopkins. Of course, the most common reason is lack of awareness.

Genetic Risk?

*Steps you can take if cancer runs in your family. Alterations in the BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes can predispose you to breast cancer.

What is breast cancer in men?

*A detailed guide from the American Cancer Society.

What's New in the War Against Breast Cancer?

*Male breast cancer is rare. Consequently, most of the studies and clinical trials are geared toward women. I update this area frequently with the latest news.

It's been a bad week.....

A place to document my recent male breast cancer diagnosis. Mostly just a place to articulate what I'm going through... writing therapy as it were. Maybe others can benefit from it.

*D. Allen Crowley (Dr Zombie) was diagnosed with Male Breast Cancer at 38. Dr Z is a writer by trade and does an excellent (ongoing) job of relating his story of life with MBC.

Resources help many but men with breast cancer suffer in silence | Herald Sun

EVERYTHING has turned pink for women's breast cancer, but men say there's no help or resources for them and they suffer in silence.

Bras for a Cause

Lyman Lance, a male breast cancer survior in North Carolina participated in a walk-a-thon to raise funds for Angel Medical Center's new breast health center.

BRCA2 Linked to Prostate Cancer Incidence and Aggression

NCI's biweekly online newsletter provides useful, timely information about cancer research to the cancer community.

CureToday.com: Blogs - Guest - Trial tests new drugs, male breast cancer detailed

Updates from the 2009 San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium

Petition to: Establish a Male breast cancer awareness day . | Number10.gov.uk

My name is Sean Cooper and I am a two and a half year male breast cancer survivor. I have been worki...

In the news....

What's going on the the world of health care

Wife raises profile of male breast cancer

A local article regarding my thoughts on male breast cancer and our attempt to establish a male breast cancer awareness week.

New Study Find Weight-Lifting Eases Breast Cancer Related Lymphedema

Joe was an avid weight-lifter before his diagnosis and being told to give it up was extremely hard for him even though he did not suffer from lymphedema. New research shows that weight-lifting would probably have been more beneficial than harmful....

Youngest male breast cancer victim recovers - Health, News - Belfasttelegraph.co.uk

The youngest man in the world to be diagnosed with breast cancer was told his
treatment has contained the disease, he has said.

*The American Cancer Society states that "Aging is an important risk factor for the development of breast cancer in men. Men with breast cancer average about 67 years old at the time of their diagnosis." All to frequently I hear or read that men much younger are being diagnosed. My husband was diagnosed shortly after his 44th birthday.

American Medical Association Calls for Heightened Awareness of Male Breast Cancer - Cancer - FOXNews.com

American Medical Association Calls for Heightened Awareness of Male Breast Cancer, The American Medical Association Monday called for heightened awareness of male breast cancer and called on the insurance industry to cover male breast cancer monitoring and diagnostic methods, including mammography.

*It's about time!

Breast cancer discovery heralds diagnosis hope

The Age - Nick Miller - Aug 2, 2009

MELBOURNE researchers have found a surprise new culprit behind some of the most dangerous forms of breast cancer - a discovery that has overturned previous ...

Are these people out of their minds?!?!?

*I can't begin to understand where the author and Betsy McCaughey, former lieutenant governor of New York, got the idea that the Advance Care Directives and Planning portion of the pending America's Affordable Health Choices Act of 2009 legislation is an attempt to convince seniors to just die. Advance Care Directives are merely a means to legaly convey and protect ones wishes related to their own health care should they not be able to do so themselves.. End-of-Life counseling, especially for those who are terminally ill, is necessary if only to understand the options availble. Has everyone forgotten the Terri Schiavo case?

"The version of President Obama's universal health care plan pending in the U.S. House would require "end-of-life" counseling for senior citizens, and the former lieutenant governor for the state of New York is warning people to "protect their parents" from the measure."

HR 3200 America's Affordable Health Choices Act

*Read the Affordable Health Choices Act yourself and make your own decisions. Don't let the twisted slant of some media authors make your decision for you.

FACT CHECK: Distortions rife in health care debate - Yahoo! News

Confusing claims and outright distortions have animated the national debate over changes in the health care system. Opponents of proposals by President Barack Obama and congressional Democrats falsely claim that government agents will force elderly people to discuss end-of-life wishes.

BRCA2 Linked to Prostate Cancer Incidence and Aggression

NCI's biweekly online newsletter provides useful, timely information about cancer research to the cancer community.

Male Breast Cancer Awareness Week Proclamation

Male Breast Cancer Awareness Week Proclamation. Male Breast Cancer Awareness advocates issue a proclamation to establish the 3rd week of October as Male Breast Cancer Awareness Week.

A man with a woman's cancer

Cancer World takes a look at breast cancer in men

YouTube - CFS Cure? God Bless America! (Part 1 of 2)

CFS Immune defect found - Watch this now!!!New UNR center raises hopes for CFS patientshttp://cfsfm.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&i ...

Therapeutic Response to Tamoxifen Depends on Genes - The American Journal of Hematology / Oncology (AJHO)

Women receiving tamoxifen for endocrine treatment of breast cancer show genetic variation of a gene that may be linked with clinical outcomes, according to a study published in JAMA (2009;302[13]:1429-36).

Hospital team make a pledge to patients (From Basingstoke Gazette)

BREAST cancer patients have encouraged Basingstoke hospital to take a pledge to improve its services.

Breast cancer on the rise in India - Health - Health & Fitness - Life - The Times of India

Breast cancer is on the rise in India due to changing lifestyles.

SHEA-TAYLOR: A shot of blue with all the pink - The Sun Chronicle Online - Columns

Local News in the Attleboro, MA area

Palmer's Purview: Breast Cancer in Women and Men, BRCA1 and 2, and the Patenting of Natural Genes

Genetic mutations

is there such thing as male breast cancer?

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Widow says men at risk for breast cancer, too | TimesDaily.com | The Times Daily | Florence, AL

A few hours before he died, Jim Dougan asked for his hospital bed to be wheeled to a window.He didnt have much of a voice at the end, but he told me he wanted to smell the rain one last time, said Rita Dougan, his

Breast Cancer Cells Starved By Diabetes Drug

Metformin, a diabetes drug, starves breast cancer tumors of fuel to grow.

It can happen to men, too: North Andover's Peter Devereaux fighting breast cancer - North Andover, MA - North Andover Citizen

North Andover, MA
 

Male breast cancer is real» Abilene Reporter News

Marshall Anderson works as a medical technologist with Texas Oncology, which means that he helps takes care of cancer patients “all day long.”But Anderson, 52, never thought he would become a patient himself — or become numbered among the men diagnosed with breast cancer.

CureToday.com: Article - "Helping Women and Men Survive Breast Cancer"

Every year, CURE invites one advocate who is attending the San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium to serve as a guest blogger. This year, readers will be hearing from Bev Parker, PhD, a 24-year breast cancer survivor who is attending the symposium for the seventh year.

Drug for enlarged prostate linked to male breast cancer - Telegraph

A drug taken by up to 100,000 men for enlarged prostate has been linked to
breast cancer in men, the UK medicines regulator has said.

Small liquid sensor may detect cancer instantly, could lead to home detection kit

What if it were possible to go to the store and buy a kit to quickly and accurately diagnose cancer, similar to a pregnancy test? A researcher is developing a tiny sensor, known as an acoustic resonant sensor, that is smaller than a human hair and could test bodily fluids for a variety of diseases,

Judge Barlow was a stellar public servant

In retirement, he continued to work as a visiting judge.

Breast Cancer Research | Full text | Male versus female breast cancer: a comparative study of 523 matched cases reveals differences behind similarity

In the world of computers and electronic medical records which are far from ideal but never the less available research into MBC should not be so difficult....

Hopes for breast cancer vaccine

American scientists say they have developed a vaccine which has prevented breast cancer from developing in mice.

Study Shows Link Between Farming and Breast Cancer | Sustainable Food | Change.org

Growing up on a farm sounds so idyllic. Shearing the sheep, picking fresh tomatoes, spraying the fields with noxious chemicals. OK, so maybe not that last one. But unfortunately, using pesticides i... Read more of this post, Study Shows Link Between Farming and Breast Cancer, at Change.org.

Increasing awareness about male breast cancer is a matter of life and death

I am the founder and president of "A Man's Pink," and at the age of 67, I am a five-and-a-half year male breast cancer survivor.

Yes, men get breast cancer too - chicagotribune.com

Low awareness that men can get breast cancer may result in delayed treatment and poorer outcomes.

Youngest male breast cancer patient fathers "Miracle Baby" | ksdk.com | St. Louis, MO

One of the youngest male breast cancer patients fathers a Miracle Baby...

FDA Advisory Panel Votes Against Avastin for Advanced Breast Cancer

An advisory panel to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) voted overwhelmingly to recommend withdrawing approval for bevacizumab (Avastin) as a treatment of advanced breast cancer.

Marines shoot calendar for male breast cancer research - Natick, Massachusetts - Natick Bulletin and Tab

Awesome calendar!

Breast Cancer Linked To Pesticide DDT, Study Suggests

High levels of the primary component of DDT, in women exposed before mid-adolescence, were found to be predict a five-fold increase in breast cancer risk. Many American women heavily exposed to DDT in childhood have not yet reached 50 years of age, therefore the public health significance of DDT exp