Can men get breast cancer?!


Question: I was just wondering if men can get breast cancer. If they can't, then I'm gonna start using anti antiperspirant again. anti antiperspirant causes cancer right?


Answers: I was just wondering if men can get breast cancer. If they can't, then I'm gonna start using anti antiperspirant again. anti antiperspirant causes cancer right?

of course men can get breast cancer
here are the symptoms to look for
# hanges to the breast behind the nipple:
- Normally lumps that can be felt
- A firm mass directly underneath the nipple
# Nipples turning inwards
# Discharge from the nipple, which can be bloody
# Pain and itchy nipple
# Skin ulceration
# Lump under the arm
# Redness of the skin.
here are a few questions and answrs which are very interesting
Q: What is the ratio between men and women for survival from breast cancer?
It is said less in men due to poor prognosis.

Q: Why don't men know that they have breast cancer?
Because the majority of men don't know they can get it so ignore the changes or warning signs that would enable them to know. Also most females don't realise that men can get breast cancer.

Q: What percentage of men are diagnosed with breast cancer?
At time of writing (Oct 2005), 1 in 100 or 1%, compared with 1 in 14 women.

Q: Most breast cancer occurs in males aged between the ages of 60 and 70?
Yes. From the little information that does exist, it appears this is the case, but don't let that make you complacent, as Kym (whose story is here in our website) was 45 years old, Troy Smith a Cross Country Coach in Birmingham was 33 years old and Jason Foy from the UK was only 29 years old and sadly died at 33 years in 2004.
Click here to read Kym



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