pal check 10: Man opens up about breast cancer in guys - KAKE

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WICHITA, Kan.-- each year lots of guys are diagnosed with invasive breast cancer.

"I discovered in march that I actually have breast melanoma. I rolled over in bed one night and whatever thing did not consider right," says Cliff Craft

each and every year about 2,600 are diagnosed with invasive breast melanoma, according to melanoma.org. Craft is one among them.

"I informed my medical professional about it right through a actual and felt it. From there on it became truly, in fact quick, until April first when I had a mastectomy and removing of my left breast," says Craft.

There isn't any heritage of breast cancer in Craft's family in women or men, but you don't need to have a history of breast melanoma to be clinically determined with it. Craft would really like extra guys to be conscious that they're at risk for breast cancer.

"i ponder how many guys have died because they didn't recognize that that they had breast melanoma," says Craft.

here is how to get involved with buddy assess 10-find a buddy: choose a loved one, buddy or coworker.-Mark your calendar and on the 10th of each month-name your buddy: Remind each other to do your breast self-examination.

be aware breast cancer is much less seemingly in men, however it may also be just as lethal.

"Guys can get it too and it might kill you just as dead as it will the girls," reminds Craft.