Advanced Breast Cancer: A Man’s PerspectiveBeing newly diagnosed with advanced breast cancer is a shock no less for men, than it is for women. Fortunately, Gary Wong, an Architect from Milpitas, San Jose region, is... By Rod Ritchie2 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments0 comments
Battle Metaphors For Breast CancerLong a topic for breast cancer patients on social media, no disease metaphors stir patients as much as being told they are battling the disease. So, on BreastCancer.org recently, a... By Rod Ritchie2 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments0 comments
I’m a Man with Chest Cancer! I Beg Your Pardon?The Male Breast Cancer Coalition (MBCC) recently invited Dr. Mathew Knowles, the academic, speaker, and music industry icon, who was recently diagnosed and treated for breast cancer, to speak to... By Rod Ritchie3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments2 comments
Advocating for Male Breast Cancer PatientsBeing a patient advocate is satisfying, and advocating for men unfortunate enough to be diagnosed with breast cancer provides a real service for a cohort who often don’t even realize... By Rod Ritchie2 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments1 comments
Male Breast Reconstruction: Fixed or Flat?Why a man might worry about breast reconstruction after a mastectomy is a fair question. For women, on the other hand, breasts are more often an essential part of their... By Rod Ritchie2 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments1 comments
Male Breast Cancer Resources After the shock of a diagnosis, and about to begin treatment for breast cancer, I found that most information about the disease was aimed at women. This should have been... By Rod Ritchie2 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments0 comments
Grief in the Digital Era: Mourning A Virtual FriendMany who have experienced it, say that the grief felt when we lose a loved one who we’ve lived with, or met many times, is different from that experienced when... By Rod Ritchie5 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments0 comments
Testing Family Members for the BRCA GenesThe BRCA genes made world headlines in 2013 when Angelina Jolie underwent a double mastectomy to reduce her risk of developing breast cancer following a BRCA1 gene mutation diagnosis. Ms... By Rod Ritchie2 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments0 comments
The New Normal? Breast Cancer People Have COVID-19 CoveredBreast cancer patients live with a “new normal” on a daily basis. Months of treatment, including surgery, chemotherapy, radiation, and, if their cancer metastasizes, further drug regimens, leads us to... By Rod Ritchie3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments0 comments
Breast Cancer Risk in Transgender PeopleTransgender people, those who assume a gender identity and/or gender expression differs from their sex assigned at birth, typically, but not always, feel that they are men born into a... By Rod Ritchie2 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments0 comments