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Also see Breast Cancer --
general
- Only one case of Breast Cancer occurs
in men for every 100 in women. The average age it occurs is 60. Male Breast Cancer is usually more aggressive (worse) than female Breast Cancer.
Hormonal effects are thought to be the
cause.
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- Breast lump
- Nipple discharge
- Enlarged breast
tissue
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- Probably hormonal
- Liver damage may contribute since a damaged liver does not process hormones well, and there are higher levels of hormones in the blood. In some countries (Egypt, for example) where there is liver disease due to parasitic infections, the incidence of Breast Cancer in
males is higher than in the United States.
- There is a greater risk over the
age of 65. It is rare under age 35.
- Black men and men of European
Jewish ancestry may have a higher risk than Caucasians.
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- Hard breast mass beneath the
nipple or areola (pigment area)
- Enlarged lymph glands in the
armpits, above collar bones, or in the center of the chest
(mediastinal lymph nodes might be enlarged
inside the chest, to the right and left of the midline)
- Retracted/eroded nipple
- Surgical biopsy
- Bone scan to check for a spread to
bones
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- Modified radical mastectomy --
removal of breast, muscles below the breast, and the lymph
glands in armpit
- Radiation treatment to areas of
metastasis, such as lymph glands or bones
- Castration in advanced disease
- Tamoxifen
- Aminoglutethimide
- Corticosteroids
- Estrogen
therapy
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- Seek immediate medical attention,
as this is an aggressive cancer. The earlier it is treated,
the better the
prognosis.
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