My name is Alex Azab Tsaura. I am a 37 year old male breast cancer warrior. 

 

11 years ago on a Christmas day.... I started having some sharp pains on my left breast just below the nipple.  

 

Afterwards I saw some clear water coming from the part which was painful. Then I just moved on with life when the pain disappeared.  Five years later when I was bathing, I realised a small lump on the breast.... but the lump was not painful. 

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And I just brushed it off. 

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2021 that's when I started feeling throbbing pains and a clear discharge when I pressed the lump. When I researched about it, I got the shock of my life.... men have breasts too and they can have breast cancer 😫. 

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So I consulted the First GP, he just gave me antibiotics and thought they would help. I went to three more hospitals nothing concrete was concluded. 

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Then I was referred to St Helen Joseph clinic by the Filotimo Cancer Project and their Cancer Patient Navigator, Nicole Fuller.

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They conducted tests that included a mammogram, biopsy and ultrasound scan. I indeed had invasive carcinoma (ductal) grade 1. 

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So on 25 October 2021 I will be having my surgery, then they will assist on the way forward.

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Check your breasts men, cause men get breast cancer too!!!

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Alex

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ALEX GAINED HIS WINGS ON 14 JUNE 2025

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In Loving Memory of Alex Azab Tsaura – Filotimo Cancer Champion

It is with heavy hearts that we share the passing of our beloved Filotimo Cancer Champion, Alex Azab Tsaura, who left us on the morning of Jun 14, 2025.

 

Alex was a courageous breast cancer warrior whose story touched and inspired so many.  Alex faced a rare diagnosis—male invasive ductal carcinoma. He first noticed a lump and discharge in 2021, but it took multiple hospital visits before he received a diagnosis. 

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Through the Filotimo Cancer Champion program, Alex shared his journey publicly — breaking silence and inspiring countless others. Alex’s life, though taken too soon, lives on in the awareness he brought, the conversations he started, and the change he ignited. 

 

We honor his legacy with deep gratitude, love, and a pledge to continue fighting in his name. Our heartfelt condolences go to his wife Helen, his two daughters, family and friends. May his memory be a blessing.

 

You will be deeply missed—and never forgotten.

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