GROUP 14 PCL

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Thursday, March 22, 2007

Breast cancer in men.

Not sure if this is relevant, not as good as Ronit with all the numbers.

Breast cancer accounts for about 0.22% (two tenths of a percent) of cancer deaths among men. The number of breast cancer cases relative to the population has been increasing in the last 20 years mainly due to increased use of mammography.
http://www.cancer.org/docroot/CRI/content/CRI_2_4_1X_What_are_the_key_statistics_for_male_breast_cancer_28.asp?sitearea=

Male breast cancer is rare. Less than 1% of all breast carcinomas occur in men. The mean age at diagnosis is between 60 and 70 years, though men of all ages can be affected with the disease.
Predisposing risk factors appear to include radiation exposure, estrogen administration, and diseases associated with hyperestrogenism, such as cirrhosis or Klinefelter’s syndrome. Definite familial tendencies are evident with an increased incidence seen in men who have a number of female relatives with breast cancer. An increased risk of male breast cancer has been reported in families in which the BRCA2 mutation.
The pathology is similar to that of female breast cancer.
http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/pdq/treatment/malebreast/healthprofessional

Hey Ronit, dunno if you are reading this, but could you help me search for the numbers? All I'm getting are reports about the risk factors and the treatments, etc. Sorry to bother you.

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