Men Can Also Get Breast Cancer
Breast cancer does not only affect women. Since men have breast tissue, they can get breast cancer, but it’s rare. In the U.S., about 1% of all breast cancer cases occur in men. While that may sound like a small number, that’s still nearly 3,000 new cases expected each year.
A Metastatic Breast Cancer Diagnosis
In 2023, Jake felt a lump in his armpit. He was initially diagnosed with stage 2 breast cancer, which was later determined to be stage 3 as more testing was done. In 2024, he learned the cancer had spread (metastasized). Today, Jake is living with metastatic breast cancer (MBC), for which there is currently no cure. Listen to Jake’s story below.
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