'I didn't know men could get breast cancer - then I found a lump'

Yes, men can get breast cancer too.

Doug wants everyone to know men can get breast cancer too ‘I was convinced that it was a cyst… when it turned out to be cancer, it was a shock,’ remembers Dough Harper, 61, who battled with breast cancer in 2012. Breast cancer in men is rare, with just around 400 new cases in the UK each year, compared to around 55,000 new cases in women, which is why so few know it’s possible for men. However, those 400 cases can be helped with the right treatment quickly, if awareness improves.

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