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Male Breast Cancer
It doesn't happen often—only about 2 in 100,000 men will develop it—but men do get breast cancer. What's more, although it appears to be the same cancer women get—it has the same risk factors and is diagnosed in the same way—men are even more likely to die from it. Why? The answer appears to be simple: Women are well-educated about their risk of breast cancer. They know that having sisters, a mother, or grandmothers with breast cancer increases their risk. They know to examine their breasts regularly for lumps and to see their doctors regularly to be checked. So breast cancer gets detected sooner in women than in men—soon enough that it can be successfully treated. Guys, you need to know those things, too. You should be including breast self-examination in your regular program of vital self-exams (testicles, mouth, and skin). The exam is basically the same as it is for women, except that men have less tissue and what they do have is concentrated near the nipples. If you have an expert in your house, ask her for instructions. If not, here's how to do it: At least once a month, examine your chest by rubbing the area around your nipples gently with the tips of your fingers to reveal lumps. The tissue should all be of the same consistency, there should be no changes from one month to the next, and there should be no areas that cause pain when pressed gently. What
if you do get breast cancer?
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