Many men are supportive of their wives and female relatives as they fight breast cancer, yet they never consider the possibility that they, too, may be at risk for the disease. The American Cancer Society estimates there are approximately 1,990 new cases of male breast cancer each year (about 1% of all breast cancer cases) and about 480 of those men will succumb to the disease.
Just as in women, early detection of breast cancer in men improves the chance of survival. Due to the smaller size of male breasts, breast cancer can spread out of the breast and into other areas of the body faster in men than in their female counterparts. For early detection to be possible, men need to be aware of the symptoms of male breast cancer, as well as the risk factors that increase their chance of developing the disease.
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Breast Cancer in Men: Signs and Risk Factors of Male Breast Cancer
