Dad 'scared to tell children' of diagnosis after finding lump while on holiday

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A dad said he was too scared to tell his children he had breast cancer after noticing a lump while in the shower. Ex-police officer Dave was enjoying a holiday in Florida when he discovered a lump on his chest, but never informed his family as 'life seemed normal', the Liverpool Echo reports.

The 64-year-olde explained: "I was on holiday in Florida, celebrating my birthday, when I found a lump on my chest in the shower.

It wasn’t painful and I didn’t tell anyone about it because life just seemed normal."I wasn't aware that men should check for breast cancer, but I know that if your body changes, you shouldn’t leave it so I went to see my GP as soon as I got home and they referred me to see a specialist consultant."Despite being told it was probably just a fatty deposit, I had an ultrasound and biopsy.

One week later I was diagnosed with breast cancer. The tumour was the size of a golf ball."Of course, when I was first diagnosed I was scared and it was tough to tell my children.