Breast Cancer
 
Understanding Breast Cancer in Men  

How can men get breast cancer when they don't have breasts?

Although men do not have the same type of breasts as do women, men do have a small amount of breast tissue. In fact, the "breasts" of an adult man are similar to the breasts of a girl before puberty, consisting of a few ducts surrounded by breast tissue and other tissue. In girls, this breast tissue grows and develops in response to female hormones. In men, who do not secrete the same amounts of these hormones, this tissue does not develop fully.

Because men have some breast tissue, men can develop breast cancer. Men get the same types of breast cancers that women do, although cancers involving the milk-producing and storing regions of the breast are very rare in men.


Questions Related to Understanding Breast Cancer in Men
Can men get breast cancer?
What puts a man at risk for breast cancer?
What are the signs of male breast cancer?
Is treatment for breast cancer in men the same as for women?
What types of breast cancer do men suffer from most commonly?
Why is breast cancer not as common in men as it is in women?
Are men with breast cancer more likely to die of their disease than are women with breast cancer?
What is gynecomastia?
What is Klinefelter's syndrome?

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