can men get brest cancer?

Question

can men get brest cancer?

Answer 1

yes, but not as much as women do

Answer 2

It is about 100 times more common among women and is a rare cause of death in men, the American Cancer Society estimates that, in 2004, approximately 1,450 American men will be diagnosed with this disease Just like all other cells, a man's breast duct cells can become cancerous. However, breast cancer is much less common in men because males have much fewer breast cells than females. The fact that these breast cells aren't regularly exposed to growth-promoting female hormones may also be a factor.

Answer 3

Yes, it's a small risk. According to the American cancer society, 1,690 men were diagnosed with breast cancer in 2005. Compared to the 211,000 cases of female breast cancer, you can see that the proportion is small. In fact, men are twice as likely to get gallbladder cancer. When was the last time that was on the national radar?

A great PDF showing the relative impacts of different cancers is below.

Answer 4

Men can get breast cancer. I work at a cancer center and there are two men with it. One has bilateral breast ca. Cancer sometimes feeds off of estrogen and believe it or not men have estrogen. Men do not have as much as women but they have some.

Answer 5

yes they can.
According to the National Cancer Institute, the types of breast cancer most commonly diagnosed in men are similar to those found in women. The most common type of male breast cancer is infiltrating ductal carcinoma (IDC; also called invasive ductal carcinoma). IDC is a cancer that has spread past the ducts of the breast. Ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS; also called intraductal carcinoma) has also been seen in men. DCIS is an early stage breast cancer confined to the breast ducts. Rare cancers such as inflammatory breast cancer (a cancer in which the breast appears red and inflamed) and Paget�s disease of the nipple (a cancer that begins in the breast ducts and spreads to the skin of the nipple and areola) have also been seen in men. However, lobular carcinoma in situ (LCIS; also called lobular neoplasia), a marker for increased breast cancer risk in women, has not been seen in men.

Answer 6

Yes, it happens, but it's rare compared to women for the obvious reason. On the other hand, gynecomastia (growing normal breast tissue) is fairly common in teen boys and not rare in men, especially when on certain medications.

Answer 7

Certainly. If you think you might have breast cancer, you should talk with your doctor immediately to see what the best course of action would be.

Answer 8

YES, MEN CAN GET BREAST CANCER AND THERE HAVE BEEN SOME CASES WRITTEN ABOUT THE SUBJECT. SEARCH THE WEB BABY.

Answer 9

Yes, but actually it's more common that the previous answerer realizes. It's not as common as women getting it, but it's not as widely publicized.

Answer 10

YES! guys have brestz 2 jst not big ones lol

Answer 11

Yes, but it is kind of rare in men.