Breast cancer affects both men and women, yet there continues to be a "separation of power" when it comes to research and development of the methods by which to treat breast cancer. I think the greatest hope for men to come out of the shadow of breast cancer in a very pink world is through the support of women.
PUBLISHED June 28, 2019
Khevin Barnes is a Male Breast Cancer survivor, magician and speaker. He is currently writing, composing and producing a comedy stage musical about Male Breast Cancer Awareness. He travels wherever he is invited to speak to (and do a little magic for) men and women about breast cancer. www.BreastCancerSpeaker.com www.MaleBreastCancerSurvivor.com
Breast cancer in women is an internationally recognized and publicly-combated disease. It's not easy to find someone who doesn't know a survivor, and the battle cry to find a cure is both loud and substantial. My own sister is a survivor. Conversely, breast cancer in men is likely to garner a raised eyebrow along with the words, "I didn't know guys could get breast cancer!"
Personally, I had no clue either that men could have cancer in their breasts until I became one of them. That was just five years back, and the ensuing years have done much to help get the word out that guys can have breast cancer and an alarming number of them die from it.
Personally, I had no clue either that men could have cancer in their breasts until I became one of them. That was just five years back, and the ensuing years have done much to help get the word out that guys can have breast cancer and an alarming number of them die from it.
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