A grandfather-of-two underwent a mastectomy after being diagnosed with breast cancer. Mike Burrows needed surgery after discovering a lump in his chest.
Now he is urging men to swallow their “pride pill” and ask for help when it comes to their health. And he says if he had not acted quickly when he discovered a lump in his chest he “might not be sitting here now”.
It was just weeks after retiring last year, that Mike, from Ashbourne, Derbyshire, discovered what felt like a pea-sized lump “to the side of (his) right breast” while showering. The now 69-year-old said he “did not do anything about it” at first, as he thought it might be temporary swelling .
