Male breast cancer is rare. It happens most often to men between the ages of 60 and 70. Risk factors for male breast cancer include exposure to radiation, a family history of breast cancer and having high estrogen levels, which can occur with diseases like cirrhosis or Klinefelter's syndrome.
Symptoms of male breast cancer include lumps, changes to the nipple or breast skin, or discharge of fluid from the nipple. Treatment for male breast cancer is usually a mastectomy, which is surgery to remove the breast. Other treatments include radiation, chemotherapy and/or hormone therapy.
National Cancer Institute
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Male Breast Cancer (PDQ): Treatment(National Cancer Institute) - http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/pdq/treatment/malebreast/Patient
Also available in Spanish http://www.cancer.gov/espanol/pdq/tratamiento/senomasculino
- What Is Breast Cancer in Men?(American Cancer Society) - http://www.cancer.org/docroot/cri/content/cri_2_4_1x_what_is_male_breast_cancer_28.asp?sitearea=cri
- Breast Cancer -- Male(American Society of Clinical Oncology) - http://www.cancer.net/patient/Cancer+Types/Breast+Cancer+-+Male
- Facts for Life: Breast Cancer in Men(Susan G. Komen for the Cure) - http://cms.komen.org/stellent/groups/public/documents/komen_document/spbcmen.pdf
- Male Breast Cancer(Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research) - http://www.mayoclinic.com/print/male-breast-cancer/DS00661/DSECTION=all&METHOD=print
- Breast Problems in Men(American Academy of Family Physicians) - http://familydoctor.org/online/famdocen/home/tools/symptom/520.printerview.html
- Can Breast Cancer in Men Be Found Early?(American Cancer Society) - http://www.cancer.org/docroot/CRI/content/CRI_2_4_3X_Can_male_breast_cancer_be_found_early_28.asp?sitearea=
- How Is Breast Cancer in Men Diagnosed?(American Cancer Society) - http://www.cancer.org/docroot/CRI/content/CRI_2_4_3X_How_is_male_breast_cancer_diagnosed_28.asp?sitearea=&level
- How Is Breast Cancer in Men Staged?(American Cancer Society) - http://www.cancer.org/docroot/CRI/content/CRI_2_4_3X_How_is_male_breast_cancer_staged_28.asp?rnav=cri
- Hormone Therapy(American Cancer Society) - http://www.cancer.org/docroot/CRI/content/CRI_2_4_4X_Hormone_Therapy_28.asp?rnav=cri
- Surgery for Male Breast Cancer(American Cancer Society) - http://www.cancer.org/docroot/CRI/content/CRI_2_4_4X_Surgery_28.asp?rnav=cri
- Treatment of Breast Cancer in Men by Stage(American Cancer Society) - http://www.cancer.org/docroot/cri/content/cri_2_4_4x_treatment_of_male_breast_cancer_by_stage_28.asp
- Magnetic Field Exposure and Cancer: Questions and Answers(National Cancer Institute) - http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/factsheet/Risk/magnetic-fields
- What Are the Risk Factors for Breast Cancer in Men?(American Cancer Society) - http://www.cancer.org/docroot/cri/content/cri_2_4_2x_what_are_the_risk_factors_for_male_breast_cancer_28.asp?sitearea=cri
- What Happens After Treatment for Breast Cancer in Men?(American Cancer Society) - http://www.cancer.org/docroot/CRI/content/CRI_2_4_5X_What_happens_after_treatment_28.asp?rnav=cri
- ClinicalTrials.gov: Breast Neoplasms, Male(National Institutes of Health) - http://clinicaltrials.gov/search/open/condition=%22Breast+Neoplasms,+Male%22
- Do We Know What Causes Breast Cancer in Men?(American Cancer Society) - http://www.cancer.org/docroot/CRI/content/CRI_2_4_2X_Do_we_know_what_causes_male_breast_cancer_28.asp?sitearea=&level
- Research News on Male Breast Cancer(Breastcancer.org) - http://www.breastcancer.org/symptoms/male_bc/new_research/index.jsp
- Article: Changes in male breast cancer over a 30-year period. - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=AbstractPlus&list_uids=18705571&tool=MedlinePlus
- Article: Receptor characteristics of the second tumor in synchronous versus metachronous... - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=AbstractPlus&list_uids=18705570&tool=MedlinePlus
- Article: Mental health service utilization among long-term cancer survivors. - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=AbstractPlus&list_uids=18648956&tool=MedlinePlus
- Male Breast Cancer -- see more articles - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?cmd=search&db=pubmed&term=breast+neoplasms,male[mh]+AND+humans[mh]+AND+english[la]+NOT+(letter[pt]+OR+editorial[pt])&doptcmdl=summary&cmd_current=Limits&pmfilter_EDatLimit=last+1+Year&tool=MedlinePlus
- Dictionary of Cancer Terms(National Cancer Institute) - http://www.cancer.gov/dictionary/
- American Cancer Society - http://www.cancer.org/
- National Cancer Institute - http://www.cancer.gov/
- What Are the Key Statistics about Breast Cancer in Men?(American Cancer Society) - http://www.cancer.org/docroot/CRI/content/CRI_2_4_1X_What_are_the_key_statistics_for_male_breast_cancer_28.asp?sitearea=&level=
- Cancers - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/cancers.html
- Men - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/men.html
The primary NIH organization for research on Male Breast Cancer is the National Cancer Institute - http://www.nci.nih.gov/