A grandfather-of-two has told how he underwent a mastectomy after being given a shock breast cancer diagnosis. Mike Burrows is now urging men to swallow their 'pride pill' and ask for help when it comes to their health as he 'might not be sitting here now' if he had not taken action.
Just weeks after retiring last year, Mike discovered what felt like a pea-sized lump in his chest while showering. Mike, now 69, didn't do anything about it at first as he thought it might be temporary swelling – but one week later, he realised the lump was still there and decided to call his GP.
After explaining everything 'very apologetically' to the receptionist, he was booked in for an appointment with his GP the following day, and he was then referred to hospital for further examinations and a biopsy. "Prior to me going in for the biopsy, I had no idea what was going to happen," Mike, of Ashbourne, Derbyshire, said.
