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Male breast cancer is uncommon, men account for approximately 1% of all breast cancer cases. Incidence in Western populations is under 1 case per 100,000 men, though rates reported in some African countries are much higher. The majority of male breast
cancers are of the infiltrating ductal type, this is where the cancer has spread beyond the cells lining ducts in the breast. In many respects male breast cancer is similar to that found in women, though in general men tend to be older than women at
diagnosis. Treatment tends to be the same as that for women with breast cancer of the same type and stage.
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 Resources for Patients and Families
- Resources for Health Professionals
- Pagets Disease of the Male Breast
 Breast Cancer (General Resources)
- Physician's PDQ information for Male Breast Cancer (CancerNet) A referenced overview of the disease, cellular classification, staging, and current treatment overviews. It is reviewed each month by experts at the NCI.
- Male Breast Cancer (OncoLink) This is a case history presented by Alexander Hsi, M.D (1996). The pages include details of male breast cancer incidence, risk factors, treatment and references.
- Male Breast Cancer Information Center (USA) Information for both patients and physicians
- Y-ME National Breast Cancer Organization fact sheet on male breast cancer.
- Medline Search: male breast cancer (PubMed)
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- Donegan WL, et al. Carcinoma of the breast in males: a multiinstitutional survey. Cancer 1998 Aug 1;83(3):498-509 Related articles (PubMed)
- Vetto J, et al. Stages at presentation, prognostic factors, and outcome of breast cancer in males. Am J Surg 1999;177(5):379-83 Related articles (PubMed)
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