November 15, 2008

Short Summary of Men’s Breast Cancer

Men’s breast cancer is rare, but it happens to approximately 2000 men every year with thousands more reporting benign lumps or non-cancerous tissue growth. Men account for approximately one percent of all breast cancer patients. To learn more about male breast cancer, keep reading.
Symptoms of Breast Cancer in Men
Typically, any changes in tissue growth or bumps in men are usually benign (non-cancerous). However, that doesn’t mean men should feel comfortable in ignoring it.
The most common symptoms of breast cancer in men are actually quite similar to the symptoms for women. These include nipple inversion, detecting a lump, unexplained tissue growth, change in breast size, skin puckering or dimpling, nipple discharge, itchiness or redness.
Because men typically have less breast tissue than most women, it is generally easier to find and detect a breast lump on a man’s chest than on a woman’s. However, since breast cancer is so rare in men, many simply ignore these symptoms, allowing the disease to go untreated.
Risk Factors for Men’s Breast Cancer
Elder Age
Most men diagnosed with male breast cancer are between the ages of 60 and 70.
Genealogy
About one-fifth of men who are diagnosed with breast cancer have at least one immediate […]

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