Be Alert! Men Are Also Subject To Risk Of Breast Cancer

Be Alert! Men Are Also Subject To Risk Of Breast Cancer

Not just any women, men can get breast cancer.

Although the man could not breast memeroduksi breast milk, but there is a network as well as cells in it, so that it remains at risk of having cancer.

Cases of breast cancer in men is less than one percent of the population. The numbers were certainly not need attention, but that cancer in men can also degrade the quality of life, even a fatal ending.

Kefatalan could even be bigger than women, because men's awareness is still very lacking. They think that the lump in her breast was not cancer, so seek help late.

Breast cancer in men is often can be detected in the form of lumps under the nipple and areola (the area lightly browned around the nipple). In men, breast cancer is the largest IDC (infiltrating ductal carcinoma) cells, or in or around the milk ducts begin to penetrate the surrounding tissue.

Breast cancer risk factors in men include a history of breast cancer in the family, high levels of the hormone estrogen, alcohol consumption, obesity, and radiation exposure.

Obesity is becoming a risk factor, because fat cells can convert testosterone into estrogen. While alcohol can interfere with the function of the liver.

"In fact, the liver helps metabolize estrogen. When its function is impaired, then the metabolism of estrogen is not going well, "said Ben Park, the breast cancer researchers at the Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer CenterJohn Hopkins Medical School.

Meanwhile, the signs and symptoms of breast cancer in men is the same as the signs and symptoms of breast cancer in women. Early detection and treatment is fast and precise, also determine the life expectancy of men with breast cancer.

Precautions can be made men, among whom are not consuming alcohol, and maintaining permanent normal weight through healthy eating patterns and regular exercise 4-5 days a week. (*)