Thought you should know
Thought you should know Cancer Research UK are featuring me in there Tell us a story for the website - its short n to the point. Dont know when it will be there - just thought you should know.
cheers David W
Well Done Dave Hi David
Well done to you. Hope the dreaded “male” doesn’t appear. I’ve had great fights with them before about that. I’ll look out for it though.
Take care
Bill
Thats great… Hi David
That is great to hear- if you find out when it is due to appear will you post again so we can have a look?
best wishes
BCC Host
Thanks again I will let you know when it will be uploaded - Bill the word “male” will not be mentioned - not in my words anyway.
Just to let you all know:-
This will be just the start of a new publicity campaign to make more people aware that Men get Breast Cancer too.
I have read with dissapointment, all about BC affecting women - yes I know 41000 against 300 - but who needs the publicity more?
Everybody knows women get breast cancer - I am still meeting people who are suprised Men are affected too.
BCC let me point out this is not aimed at you - you have done more that most to make people more aware - but we could still do better.
cheers David W
all of us can do better many people are still suprised we can get breast cancer at 37 (mine) as well, even tho many of the posters here are much younger than that.
I think peoples suprise at men, women, or younger people getting bc is partly due to their own need not to recognise that it is a possibility for anyone. After all none of us expected it either did we.
Raising awareness on the whole is something we can all do something about. Look forward to reading the story. If it makes one more person take notice its something massive you will have achieved.
I dont feel the male/female divide (if thats what you mean by male?), we are all in the same boat and I wish you well with it.
Great news Well done David and I hope it all goes really well for you.
I’m still doin battle with my gaffers, but I hope to be in the fight shortly.
Hi David Good to hear that you are doing this as I know you have always worked hard to raise public awareness about the fact that men can also develop BC.
Am with 5starshiney on this, raising public awareness about BC and the fact that this disease does not really have any specific boundries in terms of age, gender, lifestyle etc. is what every one of us should be doing wherever possible.
Must agree that I really do think trial “guinea pigs” should encompass a wider range :).
Rgrds/Siggy
Well done, David Hiya David,
Just wanted to thank you for sharing your story with us. It’s short and more importantly, as you say, to the point. I think it gets across that this blasted disease can affect anyone…regardless of age, race or gender.
Well done. Good health and best wishes. Marie
My Story Thanks for that Daisy - it is very good that BCC are good enough to put my story on the site - think its the first time I have seen the mans point of view on this feature.
Lets hope it brings more awarness to many more people - and the ladies who read it - get their men (husbands - sons - fathers - brothers) to check their breast area for lumps.
cheers David W
Dapper David!! Hi David
You’re looking good on the stories. I agree - it’s a real step foward and I hope may people read about you.
BUT I was expecting it to be in the Cancer Research UK website. Is that still to come?
Take care.
Bill
Cancer Research Bill - thanks for the support - Cancer Research are doing a story - shorter than this I may add - but it gets the Men with BC awarness on 2 sites. I have still to be told when it is going to be used though - will keep you informed.
How is your research going on - on the other front - still waiting for details myself - local authority not come back to me yet!!!
cheers David W
Well done David I also want to thank you for sharing your story with us. I hope by sharing it, you will help raise awareness that this bl**dy disease can affect anyone whatever gender they are.
Well done again, and all the best.
Jo.
Hi bill Hi Bill,
This may be a little strange, but i am a female who was diagnosed with Breast Cancer. I have become very interested in Men and Breast Cancer and your issues that arise.
Also i noticed that you mentioned that you will not mention the word “male” why is this? Please clue me in.
Take Care
Elvina
breast cancer in Men Hi Elvina
I’ve written this twice already and each time I’ve called away and been “timed” out.
My position is this: both men and women have many common parts, breast are ones of these. Both men and women have breasts - albeit men’s are rudimentary affairs.
When I was diagnosed I was immediatelt tagged with the term “MALE” breast cancer. At that time I wasn’t too bothered about what I had. I was more concerned with how they were going to deal with it. I can tell you now that, unlike many men and women, I knew men could get breast cancer.
Anyway, in the course of treatment I was given many leaflets about breast cancer and, almost woithout exception, the leaflets were written for women and had a little add on saying something like “Men can get breast cancer too.” I’m an acaemic and I am used to reading for weffect and I could ealiy take from the leaflets what I needed. However, my concern was that many other men might not be able to do that and they most likely were of a different generation - most men are elderly who get breast cancer.
But the most annoying part for me was the “MALE” tag. I wanted rid of it. It was bad enough having breast cancer never mind having “MALE” breast cancer. In the last year, my colleagues, fellowsufferes, have been involved in the production of a new resource for men which has now been publsihed. The tag “male” breast cancer is not mentioned. Taking the cue from BCC all the other major cancer charities have now ended the tag as well, finally recognising that men’s breast cancer is the same as women’s.
Our job now is to try and get men involved in clinical trials of drugs because they are developed for women and their effects are not cataogued yet when men are given them. We need to eudctae people to be aware of the no gender specific nature of the disease and hopefull through this combination end up with a cure rather than more treatmens and be mindful that the disease affects both sexes and that it causes very specific concerns for both and women - harking back to the physiological differences.
Hope this makes sense.
You take care and try and keep well.
best wishes
Bill
Apologies for bad typing in last post Hi All
Apologies for bad typing in last post. I was typing it quickly in case I was timed out again!! Let me know if there are any confusions because of that.
Bill
Losing it Hello Bill
Here is what i hope is a helpful suggestion. After the experience of losing a carefully worded gem I always now save the text of any response I am writing unless it is very brief. This way you can even go off-line and come back to start again.
Thanks for that —Hi Jpoet
Thanks for that. I should have thought about that. BUT the first response was the best!!
Take care
Bill
Hi there Hi Bill…I’m writing.(SORRY TYPING!!!) as a fellow Scot living in the South East, …cos of the weather you understand!!..I was diagnosed in August 2005 and think I’m still in shock. I knew “Male” Breast Cancer existed, but never knew to what extent. I agree cancer shouldnt be segregated to male and female, after all we never say MALE heat attack and FEMALE heart attack. The powers that be insist that breast cancer is predomenanly female but as you say we all have similar bits so why is it a surprise to find that more males are getting on this roller coaster?..oh yes I never wore clarks shoes…always start rite cos they had skinnier shoes LOL…is that my excuse???..Would love to read your story so keep me posted
Love health and happiness…Morag
Hi Morag Hi Morag.
You understand my position perfectly with regard to the male thing. As you say we don’t call other diseases male or female - especially cancers.
It’s cold in Scotland today as well. However, it makes the garden look nice for a little while - all frosted.
I have my “story” all published now - after a fashion. I put it together in a booklet form for a Women’s Guild meeting I spoke at. It’s called LOSING MY SHADOW; A Chronicle of Cancer. It’s powerful stuff and many many people have read it. I can’t quite see how I could get it to you though without splashing my e-mail address all over the place. Perhaps the web people could pass my e-mail on to you and then I can pass the story to you?
Take care and keep well.
Best wishes
Bill