FOR
IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact:
Audrey Suffrin Public
Relations, LLC
Office: 847.607.9559
Cell: 847.204.2534
Staff.asuffrinpr@gmail.com
I HAVE WHAT???
ONE MAN’S JOURNEY THROUGH BREAST CANCER
Chicagoan Represents the One in a
Thousand of Men Who are Diagnosed with Breast Cancer
(Glenview, IL – October 5, 2012) After
losing his wife to breast cancer in February of 2007, Chicagoan Richard Wiener
developed the same disease five years later. In Fideli Publishing’s newly
released I Have What?? One Man’s Journey Through Breast Cancer, Wiener shares his personal story from
beginning to end, holding nothing back. This true-tell-all book inspires us to
embrace the human condition, with all that it offers, and to live our life to
the fullest.
When Wiener’s wife Lynn lost her battle with breast cancer, the last thing he expected was to be the next family member diagnosed with the disease. After discovering a hard lump in his chest one morning, he knew his world was about to be forever changed.
I Have WHAT??? One Man’s Journey
Through Breast Cancer
(Fideli Publishing, Inc., 2012) chronicles the raw emotional
and physical experiences from a male point of view, taking the reader on a
personal ride from Wiener’s discovery of the lump, to processing the diagnosis,
managing the treatments, and eventually learning how to move forward. Through
Wiener’s unfiltered candor, he ultimately reminds us of the fragility of life
and the power of the human spirit. The book can be purchase for $10 plus $3
S&H at richwiener.com
or the Kindle edition can be purchased on Amazon.com.
Buy during October and
support Breast Cancer Awareness – In recognition of October
being Breast Cancer Awareness Month worldwide, 20% of the proceeds from each
book purchased from richwiener.com will be donated to The
Breast Cancer Research Foundation.
BOOK SIGNINGS:
Come and meet Richard at one of his book signings in greater
Chicagoland. (Please go to richwiener.com for the most current schedule):
·
October 11th, 6-9PM at the Dragonfly Restaurant, 832 W.
Randolph, Chicago
·
October 20th, 2-4PM at The BookMarket in the Glen Town
Center, 2651 Navy Blvd, Glenview barbarasbookstore.com, (847) 904-7304
·
October 25th, 5:30-7 30PM at the Palm Court in the
Drake Hotel, 140 E. Walton Place, Chicago thedrakehotel.com, (312) 932-4619
(more)
ONE
MAN’S JOURNEY THROUGH BREAST CANCER –pg. 2
ABOUT MALE BREAST CANCER:
Breast cancer awareness is for men
too. Key statistics
about breast cancer in men in 2012:
- Breast cancer is about 100 times less common among men than among women.
- For men, the lifetime risk of getting breast cancer is about 1 in 1,000.
- About 2,190 new cases of invasive breast cancer are diagnosed among men annually.
- About 410 men die from breast cancer each year.
- It happens most often to men between the ages of 60 and 70.
- Risk factors for male breast cancer include exposure to radiation, a family history of breast cancer and having high estrogen levels, which can occur with diseases like cirrhosis or Klinefelter's syndrome.
- Symptoms of male breast cancer include lumps, changes to the nipple or breast skin, or discharge of fluid from the nipple.
- Treatment for male breast cancer is usually a mastectomy, which is surgery to remove the breast. Other treatments include radiation, chemotherapy and/or hormone therapy.
- The prognosis (outlook) for men with breast cancer was once thought to be worse than that for women, but recent studies have not found this to be true. In fact, men and women with the same stage of breast cancer have a fairly similar outlook for survival.
For more information, visit the American Cancer Society’s
online detailed guide: Breast
Cancer in Men.
ABOUT RICHARD WIENER:
Richard Wiener resides in Glenview, IL. He started his
career as a teacher in 1968. He taught for 11 years and then took a sales job
that had him traveling all over the West Coast and Pacific Northwest. After 11
years in sales, Richard returned to education and taught at his alma mater, Von
Steuben High School in Chicago where he was
appointed athletic director and was the chief fundraiser for the
school. He was also elected President of the Chicago Athletic Director's
Association representing every public High School in Chicago. After
his wife passed away, Richard retired and eventually began the process of
dating. After many dates that went
wrong, he decided to write a book CHECK
PLEASE…& HURRY!, a humorous and at times, jaw- dropping
compilation of truthful dating stories according to his experiences and others
he interviewed. With the achievement of
the popularity of the book, Richard began the process of writing a sequel when
he discovered his cancer. Instead, he decided to write, I HAVE WHAT??? ONE MAN’S JOURNEY THROUGH BREAST CANCER to share his
story with the hope of educating men that breast cancer is not for women
only. The book can be purchased from richwiener.com.
# # #
