Breast Cancer Advice Center

Will breast cancer apply to male gender?

Commonly, breast cancer is known to fall on female sector but not known on male gender. Will this be possible to fall on masculine gender?

Public Comments

1. Yes men can get breast cancer!
   Though far less common than in women, it is possible for men to develop breast cancer. The American Cancer Society estimates that about 1,450 new cases of invasive breast cancer are diagnosed in men each year and approximately 470 men die from breast cancer annually. Male breast cancers account for approximately 1% of all breast cancer cases.
   
   While most male breast changes are due to benign (non-cancerous) abnormalities, such as gynecomastia (non-cancerous tissue growth), men should report any persistent breast changes to their physicians for clinical evaluation. Symptoms of male breast cancer may include a breast lump, swelling, skin dimpling or puckering, nipple retraction (the nipple turns inward), redness or scaling of the nipple or breast skin, and nipple discharge.
2. While far less common, men can, in fact, get breast cancer.
3. Yes the mail gender can get breast cancer
4. Yes, guys can get breast cancer too.
5. Here's a great helpful link for you Elginkoh.
   
   http://imaginis.com/breasthealth/bcmen.a...
6. YES! Its not as common as it is in females. I wouldnt be too concerned of this possibility if i was a male though. I think the percentage of males getting it is as big as 1-5 % out of all breast cancer case, if that at all.
7. Certainly. Breast cancer is chiefly thought of as a 'woman's disease', but men have breast tissue too. Which means- guess what, guys! You can get it too!
8. Breast cancer occurs in breast tissue cells. Males have breast tissue too just far less then (most) females. Any cell can become cancerous. Because men have fewer breast cells (in general) and, they do not produce hormones (estrogen) that may fuel breast tumors, I believe that is why male breast cancer is far less common then female breast cancer.
9. Male cancer is increasing in Florida:
   The study given below can help you.
   
   A total of 1396 cases of MBC were identified. Age-adjusted incidence rates increased from 0.9 cases per 100,000 in 1990 to 1.5 cases per 100,000 in 2000. In 2000, the highest rates were in the age groups of 70 to 75 years (7.9) and ≥85 years (12.5). Infiltrating ductal was the most common subtype (92%); less common subtypes included mucinous (2%) and papillary (2%). Localized disease accounted for 45% of all cases, with regional disease in 33%, distant metastases in 7%, and unstaged in 15%. Most incident cases were diagnosed in the Palm Beach–Broward region (23%). The number of cases increased from 56 in 1985 to 132 new cases in 2000. The APC for this 16-year period was 2.0% (95% confidence interval [CI], 1.05–3.01; P < .005). SEER data indicated no change in MBC incidence rates (APC, 0.5; NS).
   
   Conclusions: The incidence of MBC in Florida increased significantly between 1985 and 2000. This finding is discordant with SEER incidence data. Further epidemiologic studies are warranted to investigate regional variation.
10. i have breast cancer and yes men can get it to.
11. A small percentage of breast cancer is found in males.