TOPEKA (KSNT) - October is Breast Cancer Awareness month; it usually celebrates women fighting the disease, but in rare occasions, men can be diagnosed with breast cancer.  Topeka native, Jeremy Bailey, was first diagnosed with stage one breast cancer in April, 2019 after finding a lump in his chest. He was diagnosed a second time with stage 3 in June, 2022. After discovering the lump and informing his doctors, the testing began, but the tests were coming up negative. Narcan made available at 4 Topeka businesses to fight fentanyl overdoses He kept advocating for himself and demanded a surgical biopsy to be done, and the result came back positive. "If I would've just listened to the doctors and stuff, and them telling me that there's nothing wrong," Bailey said. "I can only guess where I could be right now. "  Throughout the second battle, Bailey received help through The Care Project, helping cover utilities and rent while receiving the care he needed.  A community supporting him felt like a second family, including the founder of Men Too, Patricia Washburn.   "I got to meet Jeremy because he called me one day and I form friendships with these men and their families," Washburn said. "And that's important to me. Very important."  1,500 hay bales consumed in Geary County fire, $122,000 loss reported Patricia began her journey advocating for men's breast cancer awareness after finding out her husband had stage 4 metastatic breast cancer in 2016. Her husband Marlyn died five months following his diagnosis. She now travels the United States in the last vehicle her husband ever bought. It's decorated with phrases like "Breast cancer does not discriminate" and "men too." The decorations promote the program, which serves as an in-between program to other efforts like the care project, which helps men battling breast cancer while facing financial problems.   "We are there. We can help with rent. We can help with utilities, groceries. We are the in-between program," Washburn said. "We are not the great big program, like some of the programs are you hear about. But we are the in-between program. We are there to fill the gaps. We are there  to help our men so they don't have to sit an wonder who is going to pay my utility bill."  The third week of October is male breast cancer awareness week. From October 17-23, people are invited to remember those who have lost loved ones to this disease and men who are currently fighting their battles.  For more local news, click here. Keep up with the latest breaking news in northeast Kansas by downloading our mobile app and by signing up for our news email alerts. Sign up for our Storm Track Weather app by clicking here.