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No, it can happen to men. It is rare but it does happen. And if you have a strange lump, discoloration or discharge from a nipple you need to be seen by a doctor. There are natural changes that do take place in male nipples as the male matures. But, there should not be a discharge from a male nipple that is bloody or continues to take place. If you suspect something is wrong have it checked with your doctor soon.
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Do more men or women get breast cancer?
Breast cancer is much more common in women than in men. While men can develop breast cancer, it's relatively rare compared to women. About 99% of breast cancer cases occur in women, and only around 1% occur in men.
How many women in the UK get diagnosed with breast cancer?
Roughly 178,546 women got diagnosed with breast cancer in the UK in 2007 and only about half survived .And an estimated 194,389 new cases occurred in 2009.
How many people died in US from breast cancer?
Breast cancer is second only to skin cancer in women.Breast cancer is a common cancer, but it is not overlycommon. It only counts for 16% of all global cancers in men and women - but that is still large enough a number for it to cause many unnecessary deaths.
Can a 28 year old have pancreatic cancer?
AnswerYes. Anyone can get any cancer at any time, except for only male cancers and only female cancers (such as breast and what not)Men CAN get breast cancer, it is however much more rare. They can not get uterine or ovarian cancer and women can not get prostate cancer.
Is only tamoxifen control breast cancer?
Tamoxifen has also been used off label for malignant glioma (type of nervous system tumor), ovarian cancer, mastalgia (breast pain), infertility, osteoporosis, and precocious puberty.AnswerPalliative or adjunctive treatment of advanced breast cancer; reduce the incidence of breast cancer in women at high risk; reduce risk of invasive breast cancer in women with ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS); metastatic male breast cancer; treatment of melanoma, desmoid tumors
Is breast cancer the only breast disease?
Breast cancer is not the only breast disease. There is another type of breast disease called fibrocystic breast disease. It is a condition that causes breast pain, cysts and breast lumps.
Is breast cancer religious?
I'm not sure what you mean by 'is it religious' but if you mean is it only people of certain religions get breast cancer then the answer is NO.Anyone can get breast cancer.
Why are people worried about breast cancer if it only infects chickens?
12 percent of US women get it so that's not accurate
How young can a woman get breast cancer?
Cancer in Young WomenAs with most cancers, breast cancer does not discriminate. It affects both men and women, young and old. However, the Cleveland Clinic reports that "only five percent of all breast cancer cases occur in women under 40 years old." Breast cancer in adolescents and teens is extremely rare.
How can a man get breast cancer?
Even though men do not have breasts like women, they do have a small amount of breast tissue. In fact the "breasts" of an adult man are similar to the breasts of a girl before puberty, and consist of a few ducts surrounded by breast and other tissue. In girls, this tissue grows and develops in response to female hormones, but in men -- who do not secrete the same amounts of these hormones -- this tissue does not develop.However, because it is still breast tissue, men can develop breast cancer. In fact, men get the same types of breast cancers that women do, although cancers involving the milk producing and storing regions of the breast are very rare. According to the American Cancer Society, an estimated 2,300 cases of breast cancer will be diagnosed in men in 2009.
What percentage of women get Breast Cancer?
Breast CancerIn the US, 1 in 8 women will develop breast cancer by age 95 (12.64%). There are certain families where the risk of breast cancer is increased because they carry the breast cancer gene BRCA1 or BRCA2, but the vast majority of women who get breast cancer have no family history.Women who had their first pregnancy after age 30 have an increased risk over women who have never been pregnant.Women who did not breast feed have an increased risk.Starting your periods at a very young age and starting menopause at a late age may also increase your risk.A high fat diet may also be a contributory factor.Although the greatest risk is after age 40, although it can develop much younger, a self breast exam and mammography are the best screening tools (especially digital mammography) however it is not 100% accurate. If a mass is noted an ultrasound can tell if it is a cyst, but the only way to be 100% certain a mass is not cancerous is excisional biopsy.An estimated 182,800 new cases of invasive breast cancer will be diagnosed in 2000. Approximately 42,200 deaths will occur in women from breast cancer in 2000. One in eight women or 12.6% of all women will get breast cancer in her lifetime. Breast cancer risk increases with age and every woman is at risk. Every 13 minutes a woman dies of breast cancer. Seventy-seven percent of women with breast cancer are over 50. Approximately 1400 cases of breast cancer will be diagnosed in men in 2000 and 400 of those men will die. More than 1.7 million women who have had breast cancer are still alive in the United States. Breast cancer is the leading cause of cancer death in women between the ages of 15 and 54, and the second cause of cancer death in women 55 to 74. Seventy-one percent of black women diagnosed with breast cancer experience a five-year survival rate, while eighty-six percent of white women experience five-year survival. The first sign of breast cancer usually shows up on a woman's mammogram before it can be felt or any other symptoms are present. Risks for breast cancer include a family history, atypical hyperplasia, delaying pregnancy until after age 30 or never becoming pregnant, early menstruation (before age 12), late menopause (after age 55), current use or use in the last ten years of oral contraceptives, and daily consumption of alcohol. Early detection of breast cancer, through monthly breast self-exam and particularly yearly mammography after age 40, offers the best chance for survival. Ninety-six percent of women who find and treat breast cancer early will be cancer-free after five years. Over eighty percent of breast lumps are not cancerous, but benign such as fibrocystic breast disease. Oral contraceptives may cause a slight increase in breast cancer risk; however 10 years after discontinuing use of oral contraceptives the risk is the same as for women who never used the pill. Estrogen replacement therapy for over 5 years slightly increases breast cancer risk; however the increased risk appears to disappear 5-10 years after discontinuing the use of estrogen replacement therapy. You are never too young to develop breast cancer! Breast Self-Exam should begin by the age of twenty.
Is it only one type of breast cancer?
no there are many types of cancer
