How exercise helped me prepare and recover (even when I almost lost my nipple!)
This is an obvious one but going into surgery as fit and healthy as possible will support you as you heal afterwards.
Reflections from a Male Breast Cancer SurvivorĀ Ā
As a male breast cancer survivor, Iāve walked a road many men donāt, facing a diagnosis that most assume could never happen to them. But it does happen, and when it does, it can feel isolating and filled with stigma.
From Scientist to Survivor
The day they tell you āIm sorry but itās cancerā, you sink into an unfamiliar abyss. This disease that youāve spent years studying at a molecular level suddenly takes over your life en masse.
Mastectomies, Menopause and Me
On International Womenās Day in March 2023, I was diagnosed with breast cancer at the ripe old age of 28. I had 3 months of weekly chemotherapy and 6 months of a targeted treatment (Herceptin), and finally, radiotherapy.
It took 14 months and cost me my boobs, my hair and my fertility all before I was 30, but I had my life.
