Rod Ritchie: Overcoming the Stigma of Male Breast Cancer
Rod Ritchie, President of Board of Directors at Male Breast Cancer Global Alliance and Owner of Creative Publishing Services, shared a post on LinkedIn:
“While many men may experience stigma and embarrassment about having a “woman’s disease,” I must admit that was not the case for me—and I want to empower other men to follow suit.
Rather than feeling ashamed or reluctant to seek help, I chose to “out” myself with this disease and use all my knowledge to spread the word about the genderless nature of this breast cancer.
Click here to read more.”
Ginny Mason, Executive Director of the Inflammatory Breast Cancer Research Foundation, reshared the post on LinkedIn, adding:
“So appreciate Rod Ritchie‘s willingness to share openly about his inflammatory breast cancer diagnosis, many men aren’t as quick to share due to the culture and possible embarrassment.
We’ve got to stop making breast cancer a topic of women’s health…it’s a population health issue.”
Ginny Mason is the Executive Director of the Inflammatory Breast Cancer Research Foundation. She has experience in prevention, physician relations, oncology research, health advocacy, and patient advocacy. A strong business development professional focused on breast cancer, she holds a Bachelor’s degree in Nursing from Eastern Mennonite University.
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