Blog Post
It was good to see this in the report:
FEAR FOR MEN
"Men with breast cancer expressed their concern that there was significant anxiety among other men who understood that they could be diagnosed with breast cancer, but are not included in screening programs."
But, the men who most fear they could be diagnosed with breast cancer are the men with a family history of the disease and/or BRCA genetic mutations. Currently these men are excluded from public screening programs.
My daughter, with two first degree relatives over two prior generations having breast cancer goes straight into a high-care program for surveillance. This includes an annual MRI.
My son, with a similar history gets no help. He's left to fend for himself.
I'd like to see BCNA lobby to correct this anomaly.
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