Breast Cancer Advice Center

Is there such thing as male breast cancer?

i heard this at the store and i was wondering ifit was true.

Public Comments

1. Yes, but not as common as in women.
2. Yes, it is true, and Yes, men do have mastectomies also. It is not as common as women with breast cancer, but it can happen.
3. Yes.
4. yes, it is true, and in fact, male breast cancer accounts for about 5% of cases. of course you don't hear about it very much, but it is certainly a real disease.
5. Yes, and it actually occurs quite a bit.
6. Yes there is such a thing.
7. yes,males can get breast cancer too
8. yes it is that is what my heath teacher said
9. Yes, it is true. It's not that common, though. I know men have mammograms, too, if they are suspected of breast cancer.
10. Yes there is. I work with a gal who's dad had breast cancer and he's fine now. Any abnormal lump should be checked by a doctor......no matter where it is.
    
    Play it safe!
11. Yes very rare but it does exist.
12. Unfortunetly its true.. not high of a chance as women... But a chance nonethless... Damn..
13. Yes, rare but yes there is such thing. Last year 161 male Canadians were diagnosed with Breast cancer, Not sure about the U.S. stats.
14. yes, and I know a friend that had it...males have mammary glands and nipples, they just aren't as developed as a females, and they can develop cancer.
15. I have heard and read of instances where cancer has been found in the male breast. I certainly would be concerned and have it checked out if there was something there that wasn't there before.
16. Answer: Yes, it's possible for men to get breast cancer. Your have breast tissue, just like women, but we need more of it to nourish the new born and men don't. If you are concerned, there's dozens of sites to give you information about breast cancer. It's more popular for women to get it, but there's a percentage that men get too. Call your doctor and get a lot of information.
17. no
18. yes and it can be as lethal as female breast cancer. men need to check their nipples for lumps, cysts, etc. as well as their underarms.
19. Yup. Its true.
20. Yes, but it is more common in women though
21. Yes it is true and more common than most people think. I found this site and thought it might be helpful.
22. I had a great uncle that died from it.
23. yes it's true only I like to call it "Chest " cancer....it is way more common than you think but, I think most men die from it as they are not accustomed to checking thenselves for it and by the time they notice....well, you know........
24. Yes, definately yes.......although not as common as women's chances of getting breast cancer, men CAN develop breast cancer......just like checking your testicles every month for anything out of the ordinary, you should know your own body well enough, if you notice a lump of any size in your pectoral area, you should have it CHECKED OUT BY YOUR MD AT ONCE!!!! I can't stress that enough.......