Watch out! Men Can Be Affected by Breast Cancer

Watch out! Men Can Be Affected by Breast Cancer

Herb Wagner , Chemical analyst based in Florida 61 years old , saw one of her nipples inverted . During the subsequent physical examination , the doctor said he did not need to be worried about it .

A few months later , she went to another doctor to check for cysts that have developed in the neck area . After he took off his shirt in the patient's room , the doctor noticed her nipples again .

Once inspected , Wagner gets the bad news that her nipples are slightly reversed it is a symptom of breast cancer . " It was a tremendous shock , " said Wagner , now 70 years old , reported by Green Med Info , Monday ( 16/12 ) .

Indeed , breast cancer in women 100 times more often than men . However , each year in the U.S. there are two thousand cases of male breast cancer and about 400 thousand of which lead to death .

This data is reported by the American Cancer Society . The majority of breast cancers occur in men aged 60-70 years spanned .

Director of Surgical Oncology at the Hospital of the U.S. Abington , Christopher Pezzi describes the traits of men who develop breast cancer , among others, often experiencing nipple pain , nipple becomes inverted position , there is a lump , and changes in the skin covering the breasts .

Male breast cancer with an average age of 63 years , while women 59 years . Men have a 74 percent survival rate of 83 percent when compared to women with breast cancer .

Breast cancer in men is rare , but it is important for you and the man you love to be aware of this disease . Take proper precautions early in the following ways .

First , be aware of suspicious symptoms , such as a lump in the breast , inverted nipple , or bleeding nipples . Secondly , if you find these symptoms then do not ignore , but rather looking for help to see a doctor .

When , if you have relatives with breast cancer , then you should do a genetic test if you also carry the same genes .