BREAST CANCER

• Breast cancer starts when cells in the breast begin to grow out
of control.
• These cells usually form a tumor that can often be seen on an
x-ray or felt as a lump.
• The tumor is malignant (cancer) if the cells can grow into
(invade) surrounding tissues or spread (metastasize) to distant
areas of the body.
Male breast tissue

• Until puberty (on average around age 9 or 10), young boys and girls
have a small amount of breast tissue consisting of a few ducts located
under the nipple and areola (area around the nipple).
• Even after puberty, boys and men normally have low levels of female
hormones, and breast tissue doesn’t grow much.
• Men's breast tissue has ducts, but only a few if any lobules.
STRUCTURE OF MALE BREAST
How breast cancer spreads

• Most of the lymph vessels of the breast drain into:

• Lymph nodes under the arm (axillary nodes)
• Lymph nodes around the collar bone (supraclavicular [above the collar
bone] and infraclavicular [below the collar bone] lymph nodes)
• Lymph nodes inside the chest near the breast bone (internal mammary
lymph nodes)
GYNECOMASTIA
• Gynecomastia is the most common male breast disorder.
• It is not a tumor but rather an increase in the amount of a man's breast
tissue.
• Usually, men have too little breast tissue to be felt or noticed.
• Gynecomastia can appear as a button-like or disk-like growth under
the nipple and areola (the dark circle around the nipple), which can be
felt and sometimes seen.
• Gynecomastia is common among teenage boys because the balance of
hormones in the body changes during adolescence.
• It is also common in older men due to changes in their hormone
balance.
RIGHT BREAST GROWTH IN MALE
What are the symptoms of male breast cancer?

• appearance of a lump in the breast

• nipple retraction
• ulceration
• fluid begins to leak from the nipple.
• If the cancer spreads, additional symptoms may include breast pain,
bone pain, and swelling of the lymph nodes (glands) near the breast,
usually in or around, the armpit.
How to Recognize Male Breast Cancer

• 1.Identifying Symptoms of Male Breast Cancer

• 2. Performing a Breast Self-Exam

• 3. Getting a Diagnosis and Treatment

A) Recognize your risk for male breast cancer

• Age — most men who have breast cancer develop it after age 60
• Exposure to estrogen — either through medication as a part of a sex-change procedure or hormone
therapy for prostate cancer
• Family history — if you have one or more close family members who developed breast cancer, you
are more likely to get the disease
• Klinefelter’s syndrome, which causes your body to produce less male hormones and more female
hormones
• Liver disease, such as cirrhosis, which increases female hormones in your system
• Obesity
• Alcoholism
• Exposure to radiation on your chest area
• Certain testicle diseases or types of surgery on your testicles
• Gynecomastia, or abnormal enlargement of both male breasts
• BRCA2 gene mutation
 Determine potential signs of male breast cancer
• Thickening of your breast tissue
• Developing a painless lump in your breast
• Changing texture of the skin on your breast including dimpling,
puckering, redness or scaling
• Inverting of your nipple
• Having clear or bloody discharge from your nipple
• Experiencing pain in your breast
• Developing sores on your nipple or areola
• Having enlarged lymph nodes under your arm
SYMPTOMS OF BREAST CANCER IN MEN
(ii) Examine your chest for irregularities

(iii) Notice pain or discharge

(iv) Discuss concerns with your significant other

(v) Be aware of gynecomastia

2.Performing a Breast Self-Exam

• Be confident
• Take a warm shower or bath
• Press your breast tissue
• Check your nipples
3. Getting a Diagnosis and Treatment

• See your doctor

• Undergo testing
• Receive treatment
• Cope with breast cancer
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