I was watching the news and this man died from ovarian cancer but how is that possible if men don't have ovaries? I heard it was very rare for a man to die of ovarian cancer but when ovarian cancer occurs in men, why does it????
2007-01-05 08:59:51 · 15 answers · asked by iKILLu 2 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Cancer
and for those of you who said its impossible, its not. I checked online...oh and by the way it says so on wpri12.com
2007-01-05 09:09:06 · update #1
A family history of breast and ovarian cancer can result in a gene mutation. It's called BRCA 1 and BRCA 2 gene mutation. Men with this particular familial history are at a higher risk for developing various types of cancer, including breast and ovarian (even without the ovaries). It's a TYPE of cancer.
2007-01-05 09:06:43 · answer #1 · answered by TweetyBird 7 · 3⤊ 4⤋
Robert Eads (the man who died from ovarian cancer) was the subject of a documentary called "Southern Comfort." He was a female-to-male transsexual. When 'she' underwent the surgery to become a 'he' the doctors didn't remove all of the female organs and ironically that's what killed him. It's a good but very sad movie.
2007-01-05 19:31:12 · answer #2 · answered by you_likea_the_sauce 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Men cannot die from ovarian cancer. Men do not have ovaries, therefore they cannot get ovarian cancer.
2007-01-05 09:04:23 · answer #3 · answered by kherome 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
LOLOLOLOL
A man cannot die from ovarian cancer.
Men do not have ovaries. You misheard the news story. That would be like a woman dying from prostate cancer. Women don't have prostates.
Men CAN get breast cancer, though.
2007-01-05 09:03:58 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
It is impossible. While men can carry genes which make people suspectible to ovarian cancer, they have no ovarian cells. Therefore, they cannot get ovarian cancer. Whoever said they can is pulling your leg.
By the way, people do not inherit genes that cause cancer. They carry genes that make them suspectible to cancer. Therefore, carriers have higher risk but no gurantee they will ever have develop cancer.
2007-01-05 09:26:40 · answer #5 · answered by oncogenomics 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
it is possible for a man to die of ovarian cancer. they may be born with a genetic defect that allows them to have ovaries in an unusual place, such as the chest.
2007-01-05 09:12:10 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Sorry to hear that. I do believe there is a test you can take to determine if you have that particular gene. Talk to your Doctor. I wouldn't blame you if you wanted to do that. I had a girlfriend who had breast cancer at age 30, she was pregnant when they found it. She had a double mastectomy, by choice. You should also ask about freezing your eggs. Best of luck with your decision.
2016-03-29 09:25:12 · answer #7 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
never heard of it. how can a guy have ovarian cancer without ovary. that's like a girl having testicular cancer...
this doesn't make sense.
2007-01-05 09:04:04 · answer #8 · answered by Carla S 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Unless the guy is one of those people who have XXY chromosomes and maybe has the latent remains of ovaries somewhere, i don't see how a guy can get ovarian cancer.
But a guy can get breast cancer.
2007-01-05 09:07:35 · answer #9 · answered by willow oak 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Ovaries are the equivalent of Testicles . Otherwise you are talking Hermaphrodite
2007-01-05 09:10:08 · answer #10 · answered by Maka 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋