Georgia man's breast cancer diagnosis inspires daughter to bring mobile mammograms to Ellijay

Men have less than a 1% chance of developing breast cancer during their lifetime, according to the American Cancer Society.An Ellijay man who was diagnosed with breast cancer nearly two decades ago is sharing his story and encouraging others to get checked.Jerry Allan, now 84, was 66 when he noticed something unusual on his breast in 2008."I had a small pimple, like lump right here. I noticed it more when I drive with the seatbelt rubbing on constantly. It just real irritable," Allan said.He went to the doctor to get it checked out."He said we need to do a ultrasound and a week later, we had to do a needle biopsy. Then that evening the doctor told me I had breast cancer," Allan said. Photo courtesy of Allan family His daughter, Kerry Bernard, was by his side when he received the diagnosis."You think breast cancer, you think women, you don't ever think men," Bernard said. "It was daunting. We did a lot of praying and a lot of cryin