He Ignored a Lump for 6 Months — Now He's Stage 4

Send us Fan MailJake Messier found a lump in his armpit in 2023 and waited six months to mention it — because, like most men, he didn't know guys could get breast cancer too.Today Jake lives with stage 4 metastatic breast cancer, a disease that kills men at a 30% higher rate than women — not because it's more aggressive, but because of the silence and stigma that keeps men out of doctors' offices. Known online as "the guy with stage 4 breast cancer," Jake talks candidly about waking up from his mastectomy to find the hospital only had pink-flowered surgical binders, what it's like living between PET scans as someone currently NED (no evidence of disease), and his fight to get major organizations like Susan G. Komen to make room for male patients. We also cover his path to yoga and meditation after a 2018 stroke, his take on alternative medicine (including a remedy his followers dubbed "evil bone water"), and the one thing he wants every man over 50 to know about checking their chest. ⚠️ This episode includes candid discussion of cancer, mortality, and medical treatment.Connect with Jake Insta: @theguywithstage4breastcancer tictoc: @stage4breastcancerguy YouTube:  @theguywithstage4breastcancer Website: www.theguywithstage4breastcancer.comConnect with The Inspired YogiWebsite: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2367132 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/oneinspiredyogi/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/OneInspiredYogi YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@Theinspiredyogi Email: [email protected] Intro/Outro music compliments of Machine Poetry @ThemachinepoetrySupport the show