A football club’s secretary has spoken of his brave fighting against breast cancer in a bid to raise awareness of the illness.

Ebbsfleet United’s Peter Danzey, 72, was diagnosed early with the disease in February.

He discovered lumps in his breast while having a shower and was told by a doctor that it was grade one cancer, the lowest categorised seriousness of the illness.

Mr Danzey underwent a mastectomy where lymph nodes were removed.

Despite the operation which was deemed successful, the secretary for the Conference side says he is still waiting to get the final all clear.

Mr Danzey said: “What’s prompted me to talk about my illness is to make more people aware.

"It was the supportive reaction of the Ebbsfleet players when I told them a few weeks ago that gave me the confident to talk about it.

"The reaction was on of surprise, the fact that it was breast cancer, not so much cancer.

"Ebbsfleet manager, Daryl McMahon, has been absolutely fantastic. I had a chat with him just after my operation.

“There’s a lot of publicity about prostate and testicular cancer but there doesn’t seem to be a lot of publicity about the fact that men can get breast cancer.

"There's a lot of publicity about prostate and testicular cancer but there doesn't seem to be a lot of publicity about the fact that men can get breast cancer" - Peter Danzey

"That's why I am going public with details of the operation.

“I was very lucky that a few weeks ago whilst having a shower I felt a lump in my left breast area and after having a biopsy it was found to be Grade one cancer, grade four is the most serious apparently, and I have had a mastectomy and level two lymph nodes removed.

“According to the consultant, the operation went very well.

“Obviously, I’m still not out of the woods yet but I have a good chance having been diagnosed early, I feel very well in myself and was home the following day from my op.

“I have always adopted a positive attitude to the diagnosis.

“My reason for going public is to highlight that men can get breast cancer as well as women, but obviously its more rare.

"Its more about raising awareness. I'm trying to use my place in football to get my message out there.

“There is a lot of publicity about prostate and testicular cancer but not much in the way of getting men to check for breast cancer.

"So, guys, get feeling your boobs."