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Men Get Breast Cancer Too
When we think of breast cancer, we think of women, but men get breast cancer too. The fact is about 1 out of every 100 breast cancers diagnosed in the United States are found in men.
It is the same kind of cancer found in women. The problem is that most of the educational information about detecting, treating, and dealing with breast cancer is written for women.
However, a young man named Steve Del Gado changed that when he started Protect the Pecs (www.protectthepecs.org), an organization where men with breast cancer can receive support and know they are not alone in their fight.
Del Gado was 44 when he felt a lump in his left pectoral area. His primary care doctor recommended a mammogram. After the mammogram, the doctor ordered an ultrasound. He then referred him to a well-known breast care institute called “Wellness Center for Women.”
Del Gado said that when he looked at the forms, the receptionist had given him, all he could do was sign, date, and return them. All the questions were geared towards women, asking about the menstrual cycle, gynecologists, and most recent mammograms.
After reading the mammogram and ultrasoun...
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