Can men get "breast" cancer?!


Question: Can men get "breast" cancer.?
maybe dumb question but can men get breast or chest cancer as the case may be.? if so what causes it, and what causes it in women for that matter.?-thanksHealth Question & Answer


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Yes men can get breast cancer - no need for the inverted commas, it's exactly the same as the breast cancer women get.

It's rare though - fewer than 1% of people diagnosed with breast cancer are men, and most men diagnosed with it are over 60.

Nobody knows what causes breast cancer. Only 5- 10% of cases are genetic, the rest are random.Health Question & Answer

Men can get breast cancer and it's called breast cancer - men have the same kind of tissues women have, but they are smaller.
Breast cancer seems to mostly come from genetics, but a healthy lifestyle, eating fresh fruits and vegis, cutting down on processed foods and fatty foods and exercising daily seems to help prevent several cancers, including breast.


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yes... im assuming u have TWO nipples though right.?
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