Breast Cancer

Breast cancer in males

Less than 1% of breast cancers occur in men and incidence is about 1 in 100,000. Men with gynaecomastia do not have a higher risk of developing breast cancer. The treatment of men with breast cancer is similar to that in older women. Since the male breast tissue is confined to the area directly behind the nipple, treatment for males has usually been a mastectomy with axillary surgery. This may be followed by adjuvant radiotherapy, hormone therapy (such as tamoxifen), or chemotherapy.

INDEX

History of breast cancer
Types of breast cancer
Risk factors and etiology
          Age
          Alcohol
          Environmental causes
          Genes
          Hormones
          Light levels
          Obesity
          Unproven
Prevention in high-risk individuals
Prevention of Environmental Causes
Symptoms
Screening
Diagnosis
Treatment
          Surgery
          Radiation therapy
          Indications for radiation
          Types of radiotherapy
          Side effects of radiation
          Systemic therapy
          Chemotherapy
          Hormonal treatment
          Targeted therapy
          Preclinical
          Flax seeds
          Alternative medicine
Prognosis
Breast cancer in males
Spreading elsewhere
Breast cancer awareness               References