“Makes the invisible visible”. With this motto, the College of Doctors of Alicante (COMA) reveals how to prevent breast cancer among men, who are often very little aware of this disease, mistakenly assuming that it only affects women, although it increases among the male population. And to sensitize them, he has a first-person testimony, that of Mario Solerwho overcame it when he was already suffering from metastases and is president of an association of affected people (INVI).
To begin with, pay attention to any package next to nipple, which can be confused with a little fat, as happened to Soler. “It got bigger and after four or five months my rib hurt, a family doctor came to my house and told me it looked like a contracture, but as the nipple was fully retracted, he told me to see a specialist as soon as possible, ”says the president of SEND in a podcast made for the College of Physicians of Alicante.
What strength and integrity of Marius Soler! 💪 Thank you very much for sharing your testimony with us and for participating in ours #podcast 🎙️
You gave us goosebumps listening to you https://t.co/wqSwCYvrMp How important is the prevention and early diagnosis of this disease pic.twitter.com/UTMYseRAMM– COMA #Vaccinate (@COMAlicante) 8 October 2022
Then came the fright, when the diagnosis of the tumor was confirmed and he had to “relearn” and assume the “gravity” of the situation, with the fundamental support of his wife and children, who were six, nine and twelve years old at the time. old. “I searched the Internet and found nothing, ignorance is absolute”, remembers Soler.
Gradually, the “many in disguise‘They were disappearing on how to deal with the disease, as as a patient they referred him to the Oncology Unit.
Currently, five years later, Màrius Soler has won cancer thanks to aa new treatment who had already worked with women, and continues to raise awareness to give “visibility” to this pathology among men, who represent between 1% and 2% of all cases detected in Spain.
With his example and other cases, the representative of the INVI advises not to overlook the risk of breast cancer among men, who must be vigilant and self-examine for any lumps and consult a doctor if suspected.
signs
As signs that can be the clue of this disease, you need to look for a painless lump in the breast, retraction of the nipple or skin or even in the nipple discharge.
In addition to these symptoms, the Spanish Society of Breast and Breast Pathology indicates the so-called ginecomastia (breast growth). Another of the current lines of work for its prevention and detection are studies genetic.
