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Male breast cancer awareness and risk factors

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Health experts continue to utilize Breast Cancer Awareness Month to emphasize the risks, symptoms, risks and disparities associated with symptoms of male breast cancer. cancer, noting that men and transgender women often overlook warning signs because they do not associate the disease with their gender. While men account for approximately 1% of new diagnoses, research indicates they are more likely than women to carry inherited gene changes, specifically within the BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes. In the United States, recent data suggests the risk of diagnosis for men is roughly 1 in 1,000, with an estimated 2,670 new cases figure may be closer to 0.8% of invasive male all breast cancer cases. Medical professionals warn that because of this lack of association, the disease in men is often diagnosed at more advanced stages, specifically stages 2, 3, and 530 annual deaths. 4. The median age at diagnosis is 69. Disparities most frequent type in health outcomes remain a concern, as non-Hispanic Black men are 52% more likely to develop is ductal carcinoma. Common symptoms include a firm lump near the disease than white men and face higher mortality rates. nipple, which may be accompanied by pain, discharge, skin thickening, or swollen lymph nodes. Key risk factors include age, obesity, liver disease, genetic mutations, specifically BRCA1 and BRCA2, and a family history. history of breast cancer in female relatives. Other contributing factors include Klinefelter syndrome, certain liver or testicular anomalies, previous chest wall radiotherapy, obesity, metabolic diseases, smoking, and excessive alcohol consumption. Global data reflects similar trends. remains consistent with previous reports. In Germany, the Robert Koch Institute reported recorded 770 new breast cancer cases in men in 2023, compared to approximately roughly 75,000 in women. In Costa Rica, the National Tumor Registry reported 83 male breast cancer cases between 2017 and 2023, also representing approximately 1% of the country’s cases. Medical professionals warn that cisgender men and transgender women often overlook the disease due to its primary association with cisgender women. Common symptoms include painless lumps, skin thickening, dimpling, nipple discharge, scaling, or changes in skin color. Other warning signs include retracted nipples, wounds that heal poorly, or swollen lymph nodes under the arm.

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