Male breast cancer

Male breast cancer

One male breast cancer occurs for every 100 female breast cancers. Male breast cancer occurs at an average age of about 65. Risk factors include a family history of breast cancer and Klinefelter's syndrome. Breast lumps and nipple discharge are the warning signs of male breast cancer. Male breast cancer is treated similarly to female breast cancer.

National Cancer Institute male breast cancer, treatment, surgery, adjuvant chemotherapy and hormonal therapy, locally recurrent disease, distant metastases
Male breast cancer English CancerBACUP
Male breast cancer Carol EH Scott-Conner, MD, PhD, University of Iowa

Gynecomastia

non-cancerous enlargement of the male breast

Family Doctor
Gynecomastia.org
Google search multiple links
Pediatric Bulletin, technical information aimed at physicians, Myrna R. Nieves, MD FAAP Puerto Rico

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