Louisiana businessman says he waited too long to be checked for cancer, advises men not to wait [Video]

“Men have higher rates of cancer and higher rates of mortality than women do. So, this is our opportunity to put the focus on men,” said Kim Sport.

NEW ORLEANS — A well-known business leader is speaking out about facing a type of cancer you don’t usually hear about in men.

And he is teaming up with a cancer organization to bring education on men’s health, into future public forums.

As Chairman and CEO of Bollinger Shipyards, Boysie Bollinger travels the world for work, but also with friends and family for his love as an outdoor sportsman. He’s seen things around the globe, but one thing he never thought he’d face is breast cancer.

“I went to a physical, a normal physical at my doctor, and my nipple was retracting, and I was having him looked at it, and he immediately sent me for a biopsy, which came back positive,” …

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