Male Breast Cancer - what you should know about!

by: Fritz Frei

Have you know, that the breast cancer can also catch the man? Yes - it's really true! Have a look on the last news!    The special Risk Factors for Male Breast Cancer - Only approximately 1-1.5% of all breast cancer cases occur in men. - Several risk factors have been identified that make some men more likely to develop breast cancer than others.    These risk factors include: The Age: The average age of men diagnosed with breast cancer is between 60 and 70 years old.    The history of the family: - 20% of men with breast cancer have close female relatives who have (or have had) breast cancer.    The Radiation exposure: - Prior exposure to radiation (usually for treatment of a cancer) is a risk factor for male breast cancer.    The Liver disease: - If the liver is normal function, she helps with hormone metabolism by binding proteins that carry hormones in the blood. If the Man's has liver diseases such as cirrhosis, they tend to have lower levels of androgens (male hormones) and on the other hand a higher estrogens levels (female hormones).This reality puts them at an increased risk of developing gynecomastia (non-cancerous tissue growth) and breast cancer.    Symptoms Male Breast Abnormalities - The most male breast changes are due to benign (non-cancerous) abnormalities, such as gynecomastia (non-cancerous tissue growth) - So, the men should report any persistent breast changes to their physicians for clinical evaluation. -The 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 http://imaginis.com/breasthealth/nipple.asp.    How to treating Male Breast Cancer This will be depending on the type and stage http://imaginis.com/breasthealth/staging.asp of breast cancer.    The following treatment will most likely be used: Surgery - Radiation therapy - Chemotherapy - Hormone therapy    About the Survival Rates for Male Breast Cancer    Today, the survival rates are similar the women cancer, when the treatment of the tumour begins at the same stage.    Anyway, the male breast cancer tends to be diagnosed in later stages than female breast cancer. The following chart is an approximate survival rate for each stage of breast cancer. The percentages are only averages. The chances of survival will differ for each man depending on his own medical situation and several other factors, including new treatment options, how he responds to treatment, etc.    STAGE 1 TUMOR SIZE less than 2 cm No Lymph Node 5year Survivalrate 100 % STAGE 2 TUMOR SIZE Between 2-5 cm No Lymph Node 5year Survivalrate 95 % STAGE 3 TUMOR SIZE More than 5 cm No Lymph Node 5year Survivalrate 84 % Stage 4 TUMOR SIZE not applicable YES Survivalrate 52 %    All about the Planning Treatment and the Research More about this you get it on http://imaginis.com/breasthealth/staging.asp#what    Additional Resources and References ·The American Cancer Society provides information on male breast cancer at http://www.cancer.org/    ·The National Cancer Institute provides information on male breast cancer at http://www.cancer.gov/    ·The University of Pennsylvania's Oncolink document, "NCI/PDQ Physician Statement: Male Breast Cancer," is available at http://cancer.med.upenn.edu/    About the author: Fritz Frei make it easy to check out the important details about the diagnoses and test's of the Male - Breast-Cancer. To receive more information's about all cancer -questions - Links and last research NEW's - visit the http://www.cancer-info.info All About Woman, Please Visit : BEAUTY TOP SECRET, or WOMAN TOP SECRET, or WEIGHT LOSE TIPS, or For your health : SMOKING SECRET, or ACNE CURE TIPS Circulated by Article Emporium   Related Posts : 1. Can You Reduce Your Risk of Breast Cancer   2. 5 Myths About Protecting Yourself from Skin Cancer   3. Acid Reflux/Heartburn - Simple Steps to Relief   4. ALL ABOUT CURADERM BEC5!   5. All About Green Tea And Polyphenols   6. All about quercitin   7. ALTERNATIVE FORMS OF MEDICINE FOR CANCER PATIENT   8. Alternative medicine in food- Shallots   9. Are asbestos fibers visible to the eye ?   10. Asbestos Symptoms: Late Indicators   11. Attack of the Cancer Fighting Tomatoes   12. Avoid Further Mesothelioma Injury Through Prompt Treatment   13. Asbestos: Cause Of Deadly Mesothelioma