A father, diagnosed of breast cancer

A new study has reported that your father’s family history is just as influential as the mother’s in determining your risk of getting breast cancer.

CBS News, as part of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, shared an unlikely but notable cancer survivor’s case.

Lindsay Avner, left, founder of Bright Pink, a breast cancer awareness organization, demonstrates a breast exam with E! Television personality Giuliana Rancic, during a live webcast in Chicago on breast cancer awareness and prevention. (AP-Yonhap News)

Mike Story, was in disbelief when doctors told him he had breast cancer, the same disease that killed his wife not so long ago. 

Just as Mike and his daughter Carly were starting to get their life back on track, they were struck with familiar news.

"Never in a million years would I ever have imagined that my dad would have breast cancer,” Carly told. 

Mike was diagnosed with stage-four breast cancer that had spread to his bones. He says, “Breast cancer is all about women, but you know what? It affects men, too.” 

There is not much evidence about what causes breast cancer in men. However, there are three main proposed causes: hormone imbalance, family history, and genetic factors. 

A researcher at the Korea national cancer center says “For man, if a hardening lump is felt under the breast, one should visit a doctor immediately and check whether it is a simple lump or a malignant tumor, or even a cancer.” National Cancer information center reported last year that 33 out of 11,639 breast cancer cases were found in men. 

By Hwang Jurie (jurie777@heraldm.com)