Men Get Breast Cancer Too! Breast Cancer is not a death sentence but a wake-up call! Vanity or Morality? Life lessons-Life-Personal Development-Health

This can’t be stated enough!! All men, check yourselves out!! Yes, we know there is a stigma associated with male breast cancer but don’t allow stigma to be the death of you. Choose life of choose death, is the realty of accepting or not accepting. You have one life to live, don’t live it in ignorance and don't die due to ignorance.

My first time hearing of men with breast cancer was about seven years ago via Facebook. Since that time, I have encountered numerous others who had gone public with having or dealing with breast cancer. This revelation yet have not reached the masses where men are proactive.

While in Waterville, Maine for my solo show, “I Question America-Legacy of Mrs. Fannie Lou Hamer” I sat watching television and was astonished when I heard that Matthew Knowles would be a guest. I glued myself to the show because he was the first African American man that I had seen to come on national television and discuss his journey with breast cancer. I didn’t know he had a bout with breast cancer prior to this show.

He revealed that he is battling breast cancer with his new wife at his side whose sister recently died of breast cancer and her mother was also affected by breast cancer. Also, in another case of male breast cancer prior to Mr. Knowles was a husband and wife who were diagnosed with breast cancer around the same time. Also, another male who remains nameless at this writing has been very public on social media regarding his journey with breast cancer. The later cases to my knowledge are survivors.

Matthew Knowles is Beyonce Knowles-Carter father and former manager. On Tamron Hall show, he recently announced that he was battling with stage 1A breast cancer. He addressed coming to terms with his diagnosis and the stigma attached to male breast cancer and how he discovered he had breast cancer.

He discovered that there was blood coming from his nipple as he wore a white T-shirt, the first time he saw the blood spot, he dismissed but the second time he saw a blood spot gave rise to concern and…