Man Denied Free Breast Cancer Screening Highlights Plight Of At Risk Men

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The case of a 45-year old man from Marion, North Carolina, in the US, whose parents both had breast cancer and, when he suspected he was getting symptoms himself, was turned away by a local public health clinic that offers free breast screening because he is a man, has highlighted the plight of men who may be at risk of the disease: dealing with a system that appears t...

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[1rarebird]

Boy, this gets me steamed--It seems this clinic was initially interested more in following protocols than getting this man help. Surely by now they know men get breast cancer too. None the less, it now appears the patient will be getting some help but it looks like it took the scrutiny of the press to make it happen.

[duga35]

That is so wrong

[vlcarr]

This ranks one of my sayings, "That is just BAD wrong"!