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About eleven men have breast cancer in Busoga Sub-region, according to Rays of Hope Hospice Jinja (RHHJ), the only specialised palliative care provider in Busoga Sub-region and parts of Buganda.

Palliative care provides holistic relief from symptoms and stress of serious life-limiting illnesses, aiming to enhance the quality of life for both patients and their families. It begins at diagnosis and continues throughout the illness.

Ms Irene Naleba, a palliative care clinical officer at RHHJ, says there are eleven active breast cancer cases among males in Busoga Sub-region and all are under their care.

“Eleven males have been diagnosed with breast cancer and are receiving treatment,” she said on October 1, adding that the patients are between the ages of 30 and 60 years.

According to Ms Naleba, unlike cancer of the cervix whose cause is known, breast cancer among males starts as a hard, painless lump at first that grows overtime and starts causing pain when it grows big.

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