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Topic: Male Breast Cancer (view all topics)

Tags for topic Male Breast Cancer:

• Early-stage: Stage 0 -- DCIS (Ductal Carcinoma in Situ)
• Early-stage: Stage IA
• Early-stage: Stage IB
• Early-stage: Stage IIA
• Early-stage: Stage IIB
• Early-stage: Stage IIIA
• Estrogen Receptor Positive Cancer
• Locally Advanced-stage: Stage IIIB
• Locally Advanced-stage: Stage IIIC
• Metastatic
• Metastatic/Advanced-stage: Stage IV
• Non-Metastatic
• Progesterone Receptor Positive Cancer

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• Men Have Lower Breast Cancer Survival Rate Than Women

  Published on May 17, 2012 at 12:00 am

  • Tags: Non-Metastatic, Early-stage: Stage 0 -- DCIS (Ductal Carcinoma in Situ), Early-stage: Stage IA, Early-stage: Stage IB, Early-stage: Stage IIA, Early-stage: Stage IIB, and Early-stage: Stage IIIA

  A large study has found that men diagnosed with early-stage breast cancer are more likely to die from the disease than women.

• Many Men Stop Taking Tamoxifen

  Published on November 17, 2011 at 12:00 am

  • Tags: Progesterone Receptor Positive Cancer, Estrogen Receptor Positive Cancer, Metastatic, Non-Metastatic, Early-stage: Stage 0 -- DCIS (Ductal Carcinoma in Situ), Early-stage: Stage IA, Early-stage: Stage IB, Early-stage: Stage IIA, Early-stage: Stage IIB, Early-stage: Stage IIIA, Locally Advanced-stage: Stage IIIB, Locally Advanced-stage: Stage IIIC, and Metastatic/Advanced-stage: Stage IV

  Many men diagnosed with breast cancer have problems while taking tamoxifen and about 20% of them stop taking it because of unacceptable side effects.

• Abnormal BRCA Genes Also Increase Risk in Men

  Published on November 27, 2007 at 12:00 am

  • Tags: Genetics (including BRCA)

  Men with an abnormal BRCA1 or BRCA2 gene have an increased risk of breast cancer.

• Early-Stage Breast Cancer More Deadly in Men Than Women

  Published on May 9, 2007 at 12:00 am

  • Tags: Non-Metastatic, Early-stage: Stage 0 -- DCIS (Ductal Carcinoma in Situ), Early-stage: Stage IA, Early-stage: Stage IB, Early-stage: Stage IIA, Early-stage: Stage IIB, and Early-stage: Stage IIIA

  Men have worse survival than women when diagnosed with early-stage breast cancer.

• African American Men Hit Harder by Breast Cancer

  Published on April 6, 2007 at 12:00 am

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  Similar to studies in women, African American men are more likely to have more aggressive breast cancer than white men.

• Risk of Second Cancer Higher in Men Diagnosed with Breast Cancer

  Published on January 25, 2007 at 12:00 am

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  Men who have been diagnosed with breast cancer have a higher risk of developing a second, new cancer.