If you thought that breast cancer occurs only in women, then think again. In a startling news that has rocked the medical world, a man from Alnmouth, Northumberland has been diagnosed with breast cancer, 6 years after his brother overcame the same rare disease.
The 68-year old John Hall is currently undergoing chemotherapy to beat the disease that men have been found to be at a lower risk of being infected with. His affliction comes just 6 years after his younger brother Richard was diagnosed with the same rare disease and successfully defeated it. Hall is evidently shocked that he has met with the same fate that his 63-year old brother Richard had to suffer 6 years ago but admits that the worrying signs have been already present for quiet some time and that he ought to have been more receptive to the idea that he too could be infected with breast cancer just like his brother. He further admits that he was at first quite reluctant to see a doctor about his problem.
John Hall says,
So few men are diagnosed with breast cancer each year that it must be quite rare to have brothers with the same illness. I really should have been more vigilant in checking myself when I realised there was something wrong with my nipple, particularly after what Richard went through.
But there’s a good deal of optimism for Mr. Hall. His brother overcame the disease and is now as fit and healthy as ever and there’s every chance that John too would recover sooner rather than later. Although Mr. Hall is a bit apprehensive about the treatment to his disease, he is positive about his recovery after his brother too dug himself out from the hole. He is also quite confident of the doctors and the nurses at Wansbeck Hospital and rates them as first class.
The case of Mr. John Hall and his brother Richard comes as a stark reminder to all men that they too are qute vulnerable to breast cancer and only awareness and a quick treatment would see them through. Although about 300 men per year contract the disease against 44,000 women in the same span of time, the number is on the increase. Breast cancer has been discovered to have hereditary links as well. If a mother or a sibling was diagnosed with breast cancer, the risk of a hereditary gene mutation is about two-fold higher than those without familial history.
For those who have incurred a sudden chaffing on their nipples or find that their nipples are gradually inverting themselves, it’s high time that they rush to a nearby clinic to have their conditions examined.
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Source: Daily Mail