Men and Breast cancer

You might thinking that men don't have breast so how is it possible to have breast cancer? It is so possible men also have breast tissues as women do. Women breast tissues grow bigger than that of men because they have hormones that increases the breast. You may see men/boys with big breast, don't be deceived that's just fat.

The problem with breast cancer in men is that it's detected/diagnosed late. A man might have breast cancer but wouldn't know because their breast tissue is hard like the tumour and this make the tumour spread quickly to the surrounding tissues.

                                         Causes of Breast Cancer in men
There is no major cause of breast cancer but it's know that some risk factors increases a person's chance of getting the disease. These risks factors include;

• High estrogen (female hormone) level: a decrease in the androgen level (male hormone) and increase in estrogen can cause breast cancer in men. This estrogen is increased by taking hormonal medicines, being overweight, heavy usage of Alcohol and having liver disease called cirrhosis.

• Early radiation exposure to the chest, especially as adolescent.

• A history of Breast Cancer in a close relative.

                                      Symptoms of male breast cancer
The symptoms include;

• Blood or clear discharge from the nipple.

• Pain in the nipple

• Lump felt in the breast

• Sores or redness in the nipple or skin surface of the breast.

• Change in the shape of the nipple.

Read also; overview of Breast cancer
                 Radiation " I cause and cure cancer "

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