20/05/2020
Did you know that women are not the only ones affected by breast cancer.
That's right, we are very much equal in the
BππB department when it comes to breast cancer.
It's just rarer for men, but it does happen.
That doesn't make it less important.
In fact it makes it more important to do more research.
All people, whether male or female, are born with some breast cells and tissue. Even though males do not develop milk-producing breasts, a manβs breast cells and tissue can still develop cancer. Even so, male breast cancer is very rare. Less than one percent of all breast cancer cases develop in men, and only one in a thousand men will ever be diagnosed with breast cancer.
Breast cancer in men is usually detected as a hard lump underneath the ni**le and ar**la. Men carry a higher mortality than women do, primarily because awareness among men is less and they are less likely to assume a lump is breast cancer, which can cause a delay in seeking treatment.
Infiltrating Ductal Carcinoma
Of the men who develop breast cancer, the vast majority of those cases are Infiltrating Ductal Carcinoma (IDC), which means cells in or around the ducts begin to invade surrounding tissue. Very rarely, a man might be diagnosed with inflammatory breast cancer, or Paget disease, of the ni**le.
Risk Factors
Radiation exposure
High levels of the hormone estrogen
Family history of breast cancer, especially breast cancer that is related to the BRCA2 gene.
PLEASE MEN.... CHECK YOUR BREASTS