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Senior Journalist Bhairab Risal launched a Nepali memoir Ukliyako Manchhe (My Rising Up) written by Bhakta Raj Ranjit. According to Mr. Prakash Prasad Updhya's book review, Bhaktaraj's life is like the life of the main actor in a film. Bhaktaraj faces a full of struggles and conflicts due to poverty. His love affair with inter-cast marriage was against social and family norms and invite many unwanted hurdles. However, he emphasized the significance of education, skills, integrity, and practice, and earned higher-level degrees. Finally, he became successful in his life. The book could be useful to a new generation. The income of the sales of this book will be used for social works.

Breast Cancer Up among Men in Nepal

Sabriti Dahal, The HImalayan Times
Kathmandu, October 25, 2019

More Nepali men are being diagnosed with breast cancer, conservatively believed to be a woman's disease globally.

According to Bhaktapur Cancer Hospital, six men have undergone surgery for breast cancer since January 2018.

"Excessive exposure to radiation, increasing life expectancy, sedentary life-style, fatty diet, smoking, hormonal factors, alcohol intake and consumption of food with insecticides and pesticides are the major reasons for breast cancer in males,: said Dr Utsab Man Shrestha, surgical oncologist at the hospital.

Genetics is also a major reason for breast cancer in men. Anyone in the family with a history of cancer is likely to suffer from the disease. The risk of cancer increases with age, doctors say.

Everyone, including males, have lumps on their breast at birth. In some men, these lumps do not go away in they mature resulting in breast cancer. "If a make suffers from gynaecomastia or breast enlargement due to imbalance in testosterone and oestrogen levels, he should check for lumps or bleeding from the ni***es as they can be early signs of breast cancer," said Dr Manisj Roy. surgical oncologist at Bhaktapur Cancer Hospital.