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Male Breast Cancer

Male breast cancer is a disease in which malignant (cancer) cells form in the tissues of the breast. Breast cancer may occur in men. Men at any age may develop breast cancer,but it is usually detected (found) in men between 60 and 70 years of age.

CommonArticle Male Breast Cancer Treatment - General Information about Male Breast Cancer
Male breast cancer is a disease in which malignant (cancer) cells form in the tissues of the breast. Breast cancer may occur in men. Men at any age may develop breast cancer,but it is usually detected (found) in men between 60 and 70 years of age.
CommonArticle Male Breast Cancer Treatment - Stages of Male Breast Cancer
After breast cancer has been diagnosed,tests are done to find out if cancer cells have spread within the breast or to other parts of the body. This process is called staging. The information gathered from the staging process determines the stage of the disea
CommonArticle Male Breast Cancer Treatment - Recurrent Male Breast Cancer
Recurrent breast cancer is cancer that has recurred (come back) after it has been treated. The cancer may come back in the breast,in the chest wall,or in other parts of the body. ...
CommonArticle Male Breast Cancer Treatment - Treatment Option Overview
There are different types of treatment for men with breast cancer. Different types of treatment are available for men with breast cancer. Some treatments are standard (the currently used treatment),and some are being tested in clinical trials.
CommonArticle Male Breast Cancer Treatment - Treatment Options for Male Breast Cancer
Therapy given after an operation when cancer cells can no longer be seen is called adjuvant therapy. Even if the doctor removes all the cancer that can be seen at the time of the operation.
CommonArticle Male Breast Cancer - Treatment Options for Locally Recurrent Male Breast Cancer
For men with locally recurrent disease (cancer that has come back in a limited area after treatment), treatment is usually either:
CommonArticle Male Breast Cancer Treatment - Changes to This Summary
The PDQ cancer information summaries are reviewed regularly and updated as new information becomes available. This section describes the latest changes made to this summary as of the date above.
CommonArticle Male Breast Cancer - Get More Information From NCI
Sources of further information about Male Breast Cancer Treatment.
CommonArticle Male Breast Cancer Treatment - About PDQ
PDQ IS A COMPREHENSIVE CANCER DATABASE AVAILABLE ON NCIS WEB SITE. PDQ is the National Cancer Institutes (NCIs) comprehensive cancer information database. Most of the information contained in PDQ is available online at NCIs Web site.
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