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When it comes to sex, breast cancer does not discriminate. While most people think of it as a 'female' disease, men also develop it. Although lung, prostate, and colon cancer affect many more men than does breast cancer, this malignancy can occur--about 1,300 American men are diagnosed with breast cancer every year; about 400 will die of their disease. Unfortunately, men are often diagnosed at a later stage-when the cancer has already metastasized-because they do not think they are at risk and are less likely to report any symptoms. For more information on male breast cancer, visit the following Web sites: the American Cancer Society (www.cancer.org) and the National Cancer Institute (www.cancer.gov).


Risk Factors

• Increasing age
• Family history of breast cancer
• Gynecomastia (male breast enlargement)
• Klinefelter's syndrome
• Testicular dysfunction

Signs and Symptoms

• Nipple discharge (usually bloody)
• Nipple inversion
• Breast lump
• Occasional local pain, or itching or pulling sensation in breast area

Adapted from the American Cancer Society (www.cancer.org) and the National Cancer Institute of the National Institutes of Health (www.cancer.gov). Please visit these Web sites for complete information.