http://outoftheshadowofpink.com/blog Male Breast Cancer Musings Sun, 25 Nov 2007 16:08:55 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en So much for State Cancer Profiles!  "Thank you for your interest in our web site. Unfortunately, we do not publish male breast cancer statistics nor do we received data for that cancer site for that county. I would suggest checking with the Maryland Department of Health or Frederick county." http://apps.nccd.cdc.gov/cancercontacts/npcr/contact.asp?contactId=202 http://outoftheshadowofpink.com/blog/2007/11/25/still-getting-nowhere/ I'm looking for other men willing to share their stories.  Two new areas of the site that I am currently working on are The Faces of Cancer and The Faces of Cancer Care.  The Faces of Cancer will be for individual stories, photos are optional, and the stories can be submitted ... http://outoftheshadowofpink.com/blog/2007/11/13/looking-for-other-male-breast-cancer-patients/ We are still waiting for a response from the Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene so I thought I would talk about chemo day.  Once a week, since mid July we have been driving to Johns Hopkins in Baltimore for chemo treatments.  Yes it's a long day, about 1 and 1/2 hours ... http://outoftheshadowofpink.com/blog/2007/11/13/chemo-day/ I knew of a few cases of male breast cancer in my immediate area but when I reviewed the comments related to the Frederick News Post interview I realized there were more cases than I had imagined.  I decided to contact the CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) to ... http://outoftheshadowofpink.com/blog/2007/11/04/info-from-the-cdc-regarding-cancer-clusters/ Hello and welcome, I've created this blog to provide a place to discuss male breast cancer and keep you updated on my husbands progress.  I've also created a category, CDC, to keep local readers updated on information related to the incidence of MBC in this area. Cat    http://outoftheshadowofpink.com/blog/2007/11/04/hello-world/