I know about the jewels but what about the breast?
2006-12-21 04:27:59 · 22 answers · asked by Brevin 2 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Cancer
Yes, men can get breast cancer, although it is much more rare in men than in women.
The few men who had the disease I met during my own breast cancer treatment usually told folks they had some other form of cancer because they got sick of all the odd responses ("you do NOT!" "men can't get that" and so on) they got with the truth.
Have any lumps or bumps in the breast area or underarm (or anywhere!) evaluated by a physician, but don't worry, as it is somewhat rare.
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2006-12-21 04:33:04 · answer #1 · answered by LazlaHollyfeld 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Yes:
http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/male-breast-cancer/DS00661
2006-12-21 12:30:13 · answer #2 · answered by leavemealonestalker 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes men can. It usually happens in an older age group, 65+. There is roughly 1 case of male breast cancer for every 100 to 200 women with breast cancer.
2006-12-21 12:38:24 · answer #3 · answered by Jeffrey P 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Male Breast Cancer
Breast cancer in men is a rare disease. Less than 1% of all breast cancers occur in men. In 2005, when 211,400 women were diagnosed with breast cancer in the United States, 1,690 men were diagnosed with the disease.
You may be thinking: Men don't have breasts, so how can they get breast cancer? The truth is that boys and girls, men and women all have breast tissue. The various hormones in girls and women's bodies stimulate the breast tissue to grow into full breasts. Boys' and men's bodies normally don't make much of the breast-stimulating hormones. As a result, their breast tissue usually stays flat and small. Still, you may have seen boys and men with medium-sized or big breasts. Usually these breasts are just mounds of fat. But sometimes men can develop real breast gland tissue because they take certain medicines or have abnormal hormone levels.
Because breast cancer in men is rare, few cases are available to study. Most studies of men with breast cancer are very small. But when a number of these small studies are grouped together, we can learn more from them.
2006-12-21 12:45:49 · answer #4 · answered by c0mplicated_s0ul 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes, men do get breast cancer, though it is much less common than it is in women.
2006-12-21 13:42:28 · answer #5 · answered by The Doc 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It could happen, but it is rare occurence that men get breast cancer. Most generally it happens to women. I hope this answers your question.
2006-12-21 12:35:29 · answer #6 · answered by ChrisandSheila L 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Men can develop breast cancer. it's very rare, but it happens.
2006-12-21 12:29:43 · answer #7 · answered by vgordon_90 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
The answer is yes!
Oh, I just saw the guys answer who states his source is medical doctor. Don't go see him, because if he can get this simple question wrong, then he's either lying, or a quack!
2006-12-21 12:35:47 · answer #8 · answered by inov8ed 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, The talk show host Montel Williams had it
2006-12-21 12:42:34 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Absolutely.
But we can't get ovarian cancer, nor can we get cancer in the uterus. Extremely rare.
2006-12-21 12:37:10 · answer #10 · answered by Jeremy D 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋