Hello everyone, BCNA are keen to connect with any men currently members of our online community who have been diagnosed with early or metastatic breast cancer. We would like to hear from you, a...
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If pink is not for girls, why do BCNA run with it so extensively. Look at the logo for goodness sake. It's still 1989 at BCNA.
This is a life and death issue for men because the pink charities have failed to educate the public that the disease is genderless. Research has shown that 70% of men don't think they can get breast cancer. When they present with lumps many, and I was one, are turned away. Our later diagnosis leads to a poorer prognosis. We're more likely to die of the disease than women are.
Not everyone cares about our dilemma, but I would expect a breast cancer charity to make more of an effort to resolve the issue.
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