This petition was submitted during the 2015-2017 parliament
Rejected petition Rename Breast Cancer in Men to Pectoral Cancer.
The term Breast Cancer is misleading and not associated with men.
If it's name was changed then more men would examine themselves as the word Breast Cancer is directed to a woman.
Breast Cancer for Females.
Pectoral Cancer for Men.
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This is NOT to have the full name changed.
It's just so men can relate to it. As Breast Cancer is only directed at females, men actually probably think they could never get Breast Cancer.
If it was renamed to Pectoral Cancer for Men only.
Then more cases would be found.
Female = Breast Cancer
Male= Pectoral Cancer.
It would make it more Gender direct. And men would check themselves more often and do it as standard.
This petition was rejected
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