Is it possible for men to get breast cancer?

Breast cancer is not a patent for women. You know, men also have nipples and glands behind them. Unlike women, men are much less likely to develop breast cancer, but men have flat breasts, smaller breast tissues and relatively weak breast tissues. Therefore, even if only a small tumor grows, it can adhere to and infiltrate the surrounding skin, muscles and chest wall in a short time. Therefore, compared with women, many male breast patients are often in the advanced stage when they first see a doctor, which is also the reason why male breast tumors are often ignored.

About 20% relatives of breast cancer patients suffer from similar diseases. In the reports about male breast cancer at home and abroad, quite a few patients have family history of female breast cancer or other family tumors. She has three daughters, a mother and a father. Your father was the first person to find breast cancer. Fortunately, the whole family has recovered.

High-fat diet is the cause of breast cancer. Long-term intake of fat will lead to a large number of estrogen-like substances and prostaglandins. Excessive amounts of these substances will stimulate the growth of cancer. When the body weight exceeds 20% of the normal body weight, fat cells will convert androgen into estrogen. In short, obesity also increases the risk of breast cancer. The first clinical manifestation of male breast cancer patients is mainly breast nodules, which are painless masses under areola, followed by nipple skin ulcers, breast pain, nipple galactorrhea, nipple invagination and so on.

Liver disease and problem liver disease may also lead to male breast cancer, because liver disease will affect the metabolism of hormones in the blood, leading to a large accumulation of estrogen in the body. Other possible pathogenic factors include repeated exposure to radiation, long-term high-temperature working environment, excessive drinking, liver disease, irregular work and rest, staying up late, breast injury and so on. Male breast tissue can also be infected. Like women, the growth of breast tissue is regulated by hormones. Elevated estrogen levels will stimulate breast tissue proliferation.