When I got my second cancer diagnosis in early 2017, I was already going to MD Anderson regularly to see Dr. Alessandra Ferrajoli. I’d been diagnosed with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) the year before after some bloodwork came back abnormal, and I went to MD Anderson on a friend’s recommendation.
At the time, Dr. Ferrajoli had recommended “watchful waiting,” as there was no real benefit to starting treatment until my symptoms...
As I approach the fourth anniversary of my original male breast cancer diagnosis in March 2013, it occurs to me that the feelings which overwhelmed...
Last year, well into my third year of recovery from male breast cancer, I discovered a small lump where a lump should not have been. Once...
There are approximately 2,200 men in the United States who are
diagnosed with breast cancer each year, and I am one of them.
Until my diagnosis, I did not know men were susceptible to
breast cancer. Because the number of women with breast cancer is far
higher than the number of men, there is little mention of male breast
cancer in the media.
My male breast cancer
diagnosis
My tumor was discovered by accident. I...
One in two men will be diagnosed with cancer during their lifetime. And, one in six men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer, the second...
It's been 259 days since my male breast cancer diagnosis. Since then, I've undergone 15 chemotherapy infusions, 35 doses of Zofran...
Last summer, Oliver Bogler felt a lump in his chest -- one that sometimes seemed to grow and ache. Though his Internet searches told him it...
This past week I reached a major milestone in my male breast cancer treatment - my last chemo, certainly for now and hopefully forever.
Breast cancer is typically thought of as a woman's disease. But men develop the disease, too. And, due to a lack of awareness about male...
Oliver Bogler, Ph.D., is senior vice president of Academic Affairs and professor of neurosurgery research at MD Anderson. He was diagnosed...