The Different Types of Breast Cancer, Explained

Male Breast Cancer

Male breast cancer is a rare malignancy that occurs in the breast tissue of a male. Male breast cancer accounts for less than one percent of all diagnosed breast cancers. Men who take hormonal medications, are overweight, drink excessive amounts of alcohol, have liver disease, and have been exposed to environmental estrogens are at a higher risk of developing male breast cancer. Men who are affected by Klinefelter syndrome, have abnormal BRCA1 or BRCA2 genes, or have been exposed to radiation are also more likely to develop male breast cancer. The most common symptoms of male breast cancer include a lump in the breast, inverted nipple, sores on areola or nipple, enlarged lymph nodes in the armpit, nipple pain, and nipple discharge. Male breast cancer is diagnosed in the same ways other breast cancers are diagnosed: with the use of physical examination, mammogram, ultrasound, nipple discharge examination, and tissue biopsy. Male breast cancer is treated with surgery, radiation therapy, hormonal therapy, targeted therapy, and chemotherapy.

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