Boyfriend with breast cancer (cysts)?!
Question: Boyfriend with breast cancer (cysts).?
My boyfriend has a cyst on his chest (breast cancer).
He says that it is no big deal, he doesnt have life or health insurance, but is making money to get these insurances.
I am worried for him, and don't want anything bad to happen.
We have also had sex, and I dont know if I will have a chance of getting cysts as well.
Are also planning on having kids together, (promise ring), and am even more worried that the kids will have a chance of getting cysts.
If anybody could give me answers to my questions, I would be very happy, thank you.Health Question & Answer
He says that it is no big deal, he doesnt have life or health insurance, but is making money to get these insurances.
I am worried for him, and don't want anything bad to happen.
We have also had sex, and I dont know if I will have a chance of getting cysts as well.
Are also planning on having kids together, (promise ring), and am even more worried that the kids will have a chance of getting cysts.
If anybody could give me answers to my questions, I would be very happy, thank you.Health Question & Answer
Answers:
Benign means non-cancerous. A cancerous cyst is malignant.
A cyst is rarely cancerous and it would be very more unusual for a young man to develop breast cancer. Breast cancer rarely occurs in men, although it is possible.
Please click on these links for a simple explanations of fibrocystic disease, cysts and breast cancer.
http://www.medicinenet.com/fibrocystic_b...
http://www.breastcancer.org/questions/be...
Unless your boyfriend has been examined and diagnosed by a medical doctor, it sounds like he is either pulling your leg for some sort of dramatic effect or is simply unknowledgeable and rather careless about his health. If he got the diagnosis of benign proliferative diease from a doctor, he didn't ask for a thorough explanation of terms he didn't understand.
If he really thought he had cancer, wouldn't he immediately seek treatment.?
No hospital would let him go without treatment because he has no insurance. A hospital social worker would help him make financial arrangements AFTER examination by a doctor, including application for public medical assistance and hospital grants.
Any hospital ER will accept anyone, with or without insurance or money, for initial evaluation and treatment. It's the law, for one thing. And a hospital can refer you to a free or income-based clinic in your area for follow-up care.
Cysts are not contagious. Cancer is not contagious, either.
A predisposition to getting cysts may run in families, but this is a matter of conjecture. You both should talk to his examining doctor and ask any questions you have.Health Question & Answer
A cyst is rarely cancerous and it would be very more unusual for a young man to develop breast cancer. Breast cancer rarely occurs in men, although it is possible.
Please click on these links for a simple explanations of fibrocystic disease, cysts and breast cancer.
http://www.medicinenet.com/fibrocystic_b...
http://www.breastcancer.org/questions/be...
Unless your boyfriend has been examined and diagnosed by a medical doctor, it sounds like he is either pulling your leg for some sort of dramatic effect or is simply unknowledgeable and rather careless about his health. If he got the diagnosis of benign proliferative diease from a doctor, he didn't ask for a thorough explanation of terms he didn't understand.
If he really thought he had cancer, wouldn't he immediately seek treatment.?
No hospital would let him go without treatment because he has no insurance. A hospital social worker would help him make financial arrangements AFTER examination by a doctor, including application for public medical assistance and hospital grants.
Any hospital ER will accept anyone, with or without insurance or money, for initial evaluation and treatment. It's the law, for one thing. And a hospital can refer you to a free or income-based clinic in your area for follow-up care.
Cysts are not contagious. Cancer is not contagious, either.
A predisposition to getting cysts may run in families, but this is a matter of conjecture. You both should talk to his examining doctor and ask any questions you have.Health Question & Answer
Is it a cyst, which is a pocket of fluid, or breast cancer.? If he has been diagnosed with breast cancer, he will not be able to get individual health insurance. He will have to get group insurance through an employer or contact social services in your area to see what kind of health coverage is available to people in his situation. I don't think that it is possible for you to "catch" this from him.Health Question & Answer
There is a lot of conflicting info here.
First breast cancer and breast cysts are totally different. Cysts are not life threatening. And you may have cysts and not know it! They are actually quite common.
No, you can't "catch" them.
Kids...depends on who's DNA they get, but nothing to worry about.Health Question & Answer
First breast cancer and breast cysts are totally different. Cysts are not life threatening. And you may have cysts and not know it! They are actually quite common.
No, you can't "catch" them.
Kids...depends on who's DNA they get, but nothing to worry about.Health Question & Answer
It is probably benign. My dad had a cyst and had to have a mamogram, lol. My uncle also had one too. Some are hereditary and they just cut them out. No big deal and its no "disease".Health Question & Answer
It is a Common situation many people have met,calm down,and check the resource i found useful.http://www.healthinsurance-onlinetips.in...
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If it's benign, it's not cancerous. It does need to be removed, though. It's NOT likely you'll get it, less likely your kids will.
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OK, if the cysts are part of a benign fibrocystic disease, then they are not cancer. Cancer is NOT benign. It is malignant. If it is benign, it will not be so important to have them treated immediately.
You are in no danger of contracting his cysts in any way. Your kids might have a slightly higher chance of getting them because it may be slightly hereditary, but they can not "catch" them from him.
The definition of fibrosystic breast disease follows from the medicine.net webpage. NOTE: it is not cancerous! This article talks about it in women, but it does say on another page that it affects men.
What are fibrocystic breasts.?
Fibrocystic breasts are characterized by lumpiness and usually discomfort in one or both breasts. The condition is very common and benign, meaning that fibrocystic breasts are not malignant (cancerous). Fibrocystic breast disease (FBD), now referred to as fibrocystic changes or fibrocystic breast condition, is the most common cause of "lumpy breasts" in women and affects more than 60% of women. The condition primarily affects women between the ages of 30 and 50 and tends to become less of a problem after menopause.
The diagnosis of fibrocystic breasts is complicated by the fact that the condition can vary widely in its severity. In some women, the symptoms of fibrocystic breast condition can be very mild with minimal breast tenderness or pain. The symptoms can also be limited in time, usually occurring only premenstrually. It may not even be possible to feel any lumps when the breasts are examined by the woman herself or by her doctor. In other women with fibrocystic breasts, the pain and tenderness are constant, and many lumpy or nodular areas can be felt throughout both breasts.
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You are in no danger of contracting his cysts in any way. Your kids might have a slightly higher chance of getting them because it may be slightly hereditary, but they can not "catch" them from him.
The definition of fibrosystic breast disease follows from the medicine.net webpage. NOTE: it is not cancerous! This article talks about it in women, but it does say on another page that it affects men.
What are fibrocystic breasts.?
Fibrocystic breasts are characterized by lumpiness and usually discomfort in one or both breasts. The condition is very common and benign, meaning that fibrocystic breasts are not malignant (cancerous). Fibrocystic breast disease (FBD), now referred to as fibrocystic changes or fibrocystic breast condition, is the most common cause of "lumpy breasts" in women and affects more than 60% of women. The condition primarily affects women between the ages of 30 and 50 and tends to become less of a problem after menopause.
The diagnosis of fibrocystic breasts is complicated by the fact that the condition can vary widely in its severity. In some women, the symptoms of fibrocystic breast condition can be very mild with minimal breast tenderness or pain. The symptoms can also be limited in time, usually occurring only premenstrually. It may not even be possible to feel any lumps when the breasts are examined by the woman herself or by her doctor. In other women with fibrocystic breasts, the pain and tenderness are constant, and many lumpy or nodular areas can be felt throughout both breasts.
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cysts are not the same things as breast cancer. Most cysts are benign- they can cause discomfort and don't look too attractive, but they are not harmful (hence "benign"). He should still check the lumps regularly for any changes, but there is very minor probability that he will get breast cancer.
He should get insurance anyways because it's not only cancer he needs to worry about. A minor car accident or a broken arm can set him back thousands of dollars.
You cannot get cysts or fiber if you have sex.
FC Bis not dangerous. In women who have larger breasts and FCB, it does make it more difficult to detect cancer, but it does not cause cancer. It just means that it'll be more difficult to palpate lumps, so they should start with mammograms and ultrasounds earlier.
He should also make sure to check the lumps regularly, and have his GP check them once a year, but he does not have higher probability of cancer.Health Question & Answer
He should get insurance anyways because it's not only cancer he needs to worry about. A minor car accident or a broken arm can set him back thousands of dollars.
You cannot get cysts or fiber if you have sex.
FC Bis not dangerous. In women who have larger breasts and FCB, it does make it more difficult to detect cancer, but it does not cause cancer. It just means that it'll be more difficult to palpate lumps, so they should start with mammograms and ultrasounds earlier.
He should also make sure to check the lumps regularly, and have his GP check them once a year, but he does not have higher probability of cancer.Health Question & Answer