A grandfather-of-two diagnosed with breast cancer after discovering a lump in his chest is urging men to swallow their “pride pill” and ask for help when it comes to their health as he “might not be sitting here now” if he had not taken action.
“It suddenly dawned on me when I got to the door and it said: ‘Breast Clinic’ – and as I walked through the door, I was the only man there, and I thought: ‘I’m out of my depth here.’” He then underwent a mastectomy – the surgical removal of breast tissue – on November 28, which confirmed he had Stage 2 breast cancer, followed by five sessions of radiotherapy in March, which left him feeling fatigued.
“But if I can achieve at least one male going to the doctors and getting checked out, then that will make me so pleased because I think there are a lot of men out there who don’t act on it.” He underwent a mastectomy to remove the lump and surrounding lymph nodes on November 28, and during the pre-operation consultation, he had to “go into a separate room before being taken to a surgical ward”.
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