US man diagnosed with breast cancer after friend's stag party joke
Quick Look
- Robert Pfleghardt, 62, of Virginia, was diagnosed with breast cancer after a friend twisted his nipple during a bachelor party in Las Vegas, causing pain that led to testing and diagnosis.
- After treatment, he is in remission and thanks his friend for saving his life.
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Why It Matters
Breast cancer in men is rare but possible, and is often diagnosed late due to low awareness.
62-year-old Robert Pfleghardt from the USA is sure that a friend’s joke helped him detect cancer in time and survive. The man shared his story with the Daily Mirror.
A resident of the US state of Virginia said that during a bachelor party in Las Vegas, his friend decided to joke and twisted his nipple. The man felt pain that did not go away for several weeks and eventually forced him to see a doctor. During the examination, doctors found breast cancer, which had begun to spread to the lymph nodes.
“At first I laughed. You know, it’s not funny, but the guy has breast cancer,” says Robert. However, he soon realized that this was a serious problem and that men faced it more often than people thought. After surgery and radiation therapy, the cancer receded, and the man has been in remission since then. “My friend and I still laugh, remembering how we found cancer. But, jokes aside: he saved my life then,” said Pfleghardt.
Open Questions
- What type of cancer was diagnosed?
- Has genetic testing been done for predisposition?
