Together for breast cancer - BCNA

When Brett from Queensland was diagnosed with breast cancer it came as a surprise.

“I felt fear initially, and to be honest confusion about how I – as a man – could get breast cancer,” he says.

Brett’s mother was diagnosed twice with breast cancer and Brett has since found out he carries the BRCA gene. He has undergone a single mastectomy.

“At the time, this was incredibly confronting for me and I didn’t know what to feel,” he says. “it’s an unbelievably tough journey, but once you embrace it you can either let it define you or you can define your own journey – which is what I am trying to do.”

Brett says support from BCNA improved his journey and he now wants to pay it forward by sharing his story and making others aware that breast cancer isn't just a women’s disease.

“Breast cancer does happen to men, so if you detect something don’t delay any testing or ultrasounds,” he says. “If you are diagnosed as a man, there is support and plenty of it – just reach out and ask.”

You can read Brett's story via the link Brett Wilson's Story