How can a man get breast cancer?

Answer 1

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.

Answer 2

Both men and women have the same glands in the breast; the only difference is that the hormones of women promote growth; the glands in men remain undeveloped. As such, both men and women can get breast cancer, though it is much more common in women. Certain kinds of breast cancer are believed to be caused by estrogen and progesterone, which are mostly absent in men. Non-hormone linked breast cancer can be caused by the same thing as other cancers, genetic defects which destroy the ability to stop deviding.

Answer 3

Yes, men can develop breast cancer, it is very rare but it is possible