Man, 63, Said His Doctors Told Him Pea-Sized Lump on His Chest Was ‘Probably Nothing.’ It Turned Out to Be Breast Cancer

Julian Albert said the diagnosis was additionally shocking because he ‘had no idea that men could get breast cancer”

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Julian Albert said doctors initially dismissed a pea-sized lump on his chest as “probably nothing,” but months later he was diagnosed with breast cancer

The 63-year-old — who said he didn’t even know men could get breast cancer — underwent a mastectomy and later had a second surgery after the disease returned to the same area

Albert is urging other men to regularly check their chests and seek medical advice for changes

A man says doctors dismissed a small lump on his chest as “probably nothing” — but he was ultimately…

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