Newcastle dad with breast cancer warns of male ‘ignorance’

Mr Place said he wants to continue to “look at the positive side of things” and help raise awareness of the disease in men.

He is now a member of a virtual support group for men with breast cancer, the Men’s VMU.

“Blokes, particularly, every single one that you talk to, even on the Men’s VMU, will tell you that they had no idea that men could get breast cancer,” he said.

“Get the message out there, people are less ignorant, and the sooner they catch it, the better quality of life they’re going to have, maybe even a cure.”