Male survives 'chest' cancer

Published on Thursday 30 July 2009 22:13

THE youngest man in the world to be diagnosed with breast cancer was told his treatment has contained the disease.

Now Nicky Avery, from Essex, wants to campaign to have the male form of breast cancer renamed chest cancer.

"If you say breast cancer to a man they take a step back, it is so taboo," the 27-year-old said.

"But if we could change the terminology, men would feel more comfortable about going to the doctors."

At 24, Mr Avery was told by doctors he was the youngest man in the world known to have the illness. After intensive therapies, he has been told the results of a scan show his treatment has been successful – though he will need a bone infusion every three weeks to keep him alive.