Worried about breast cancer

[mozart56]

Hi, I hope someone can possibly inform me about this: A couple months ago I noticed a small mass (smaller than pea-size) in my right breast area, an inch or so below the nipple. I showed this to my family doctor. She said that it felt more like a sebaceous cyst than a tumor. She did recommend that I follow up with getting it imaged, which I am doing this week.

Breast cancer, though rare in men, can often have a higher mortality rate than in women, or so it says on the internet. But my GP said that cancerous breast tumors in men usually form right underneath the nipple. There is not a history of breast cancer in my family.

Does anyone out there have any experience with a situation similar to mine who could please share your experience or first-hand knowledge with me? Thanks.

[BexyBoy]

I don't have any experience of this and so I hope you get a reply from someone who does. I think it's great that you've asked, but am sorry there's no sign yet of any support for you with this genuine concern for your health. The only words of comfort I can offer is that maybe the lack of replies is because it is a very rare problem for men, and that may suggest that your GP is right that it's unlikely to be cancer but I know it is certainly possible for us men to have breast cancer, so it's good to raise it so we all do a check now and then, just as we should check our testicles.