'I was scared. All I wanted to do was run away and hide'

Charity says men with cancer are 'less likely to reach out for support'

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MEN are less likely than women to seek support after being diagnosed with cancer, a charity has said.

And if they do seek help, they are often facing a diagnosis of an incurable cancer, according to Maggie's.

The cancer charity said "too many men are not seeking the support they deserve" as it called on men to reach out for help.

Despite men being diagnosed with just over half of cancers in the UK, only 36 per cent of people who seek help at Maggie's cancer support centres are male, the charity said.

Of the men who did seek support, more than a third (37 per cent) were facing an incurable diagnosis.

The charity said this suggests that men are "more reticent and waiting until they are in desperate need".