My cousin died of breast cancer. He was only 32

[demtenjeep]

it is not just women that are affected.

[LiberalEsto]

1. I'm so sorry

[proud2BlibKansan]

2. I have a friend whose dad had it.

It's almost worse in men since it's not diagnosed early.

[Louisiana1976]

3. Sorry to hear about your cousin.

When I was growing up I had a neutered male cat who died of breast cancer when he was 20.

[demtenjeep]

4. thank you all. It has been about 6 years now

When he first found "the lump" he thought nothing of it until it continued to grow and became very painful. By that time it was pretty advanced.

[HipChick]

5. My brother had a lump...

He dismissed it....

I nagged him to the point where he would hang up the phone on me...

It happens in men too...

[spanone]

6. i'm a guy who's had a mammogram....all's well

it happens.

[hootinholler]

12. I'm in that club.

I was referred after a lump was found.

[Zanzoobar]

17. I prefer Man-o-gram

I've had one. Or six. It depends on how they're counted.

It wasn't as bad as I expected.

Still, a relief. Terrible worry.

[Justice wanted]

7. I am sorry for your lose

[niyad]

8. very sorry for your loss--we do know that breast cancer happens in men as well-- it tends to be

ignored, just like heart conditions are ignored in women.

[xfundy]

9. Thank you for bringing it up.

Just your mentioning it made me remember.

There was an episode of OZ once where a character, the actor now shilling for an insurance company as the embodiment of something bad that may happen, had breast cancer.

I don't think guys ever really think about our chests unless they aren't big and hard enough or start sagging and/or become Moobs.

[kestrel91316]

10. Have the antichoicers tried yet to tell you he got it because he

had an abortion? Or had a woman in his life who had one? I expect that sort of nonsense from them. Seriously.

Hugs for your loss and grief.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

11. I'm so sorry for your loss, my dear demtenjeep...

[barbtries]

13. i'm so sorry.

[Obamacare]

14. Sorry for your loss

A lot of people still aren't aware that men can get breast cancer.

[obamanut2012]

15. Komen doesn't allow men to participate in their Race for the Cure 5K

Whether breast cancer victims or male relatives and friends of the victims. I posed a thread about the things I saw helping to organize races over several years, and this was just one of the things that really bothered me. And, it was done on purpose, because their brand is one that has feminized cancer for optimum financial gain. Men in the equation throws a spanner in the works of their pinkwashing.

I am very sorry about your cousin, I, too, have lost people I loved to this disease.

[demtenjeep]

16. thank you all. He died several years ago, but I wanted to make the point that it affects men too

His was pretty aggressive and he fought it hard. He just waited too long to do anything because no one in the family thought it seriously because he was a Man.