Male Breast Cancer

Although much less common than among women with breast cancer may be located. Diagnosis, according to the American Cancer Society, more than 2,000 people suffering from breast cancer each year, which means that people earning about 1% of breast cancers are diagnosed at a national level. For more understanding about these lesser-known disease of men, you can take a look below.


In general, all changes in tissue growth or abnormalities in men usually benign (not) to cancer. However, this does not mean that people should feel free to ignore.



Men tend to have less breast tissue than women, it is much easier to see bumps. However, this also means that in May the cancer has spread to other parts of the body more quickly than women. Therefore, early diagnosis is so important for men.



Most men with male breast cancer diagnosed between the ages of 60 and 70 years.


About 20 percent of men with breast cancer have one or more family members who have or had the disease.


Report of the breast (for example, can take treatment for lung cancer) is a risk factor for developing breast cancer in humans.


Because the liver helps in hormone levels, many men who have liver disease, the stock has paid hormonal problems such as lower levels of androgens. So) are at increased risk of developing breast cancer or gynecomastia (benign tissue growth.


Often people undergoing treatment for prostate cancer, according to the treatment of estrogen in the fight against the disease. This can affect men at high risk for breast cancer. In other words, the American Cancer Society says that the risks are small and value the benefits of better health for patients with prostate cancer.


Klinefelter syndrome is present at birth, when a man born with two or more X (female) chromosomes. In general, men have a Y chromosome and one X chromosome

People with this syndrome tend to have levels of androgen and estrogen levels and are therefore at greater risk of developing breast cancer in humans.


Methods for the treatment of breast cancer mens include surgical removal of tumor and cancer cells, chemotherapy, radiotherapy, treatment with growth hormone or a combination of all these treatments.

The survival rate of women with breast cancer often depends on the stage of disease, the extent of 96% for the diagnosis of stage I, 24% for stage IV diagnosis.