Oct 02 2008
Breast Cancer in Men
Breast cancer is not only a female condition. Unbeknownst by many, men can also have breast cancer.
The American Cancer Society has a lot of information on the subject:
“Male breast cancer is a rare condition, accounting for only about 1% of all breast cancers. The American Cancer Society estimates that in 2008, about 1,990 new cases of breast cancer in men will be diagnosed, and that breast cancer will cause approximately 480 deaths in men (in comparison, over 40,000 women die of breast cancer each year). Breast cancer is 100 times more common in women than in men. Most cases of male breast cancer are detected in men between the ages of 60 and 70, although the condition can develop in men of any age. A man’s lifetime risk of developing breast cancer is about one-tenth of 1%, or one in 1,000.”
Sadly, there were not a lot of resources on the web which provided information about it, at least not from what I saw , but I did find the following:
I found the John W. Nick Foundation website which is dedicated to male breast cancer awareness. Click here to view the site and gather more information.
Download a free pink ribbon here. Found on Pink Ribbons by Carol Sutton.
Click here to purchase Ellen Degeneres’ “Laugh, Dance, Cure” Merchadise.
If you are a breast cancer survivor and will be in the Los Angeles area during the month of October, then click here and tell your story for a chance to be on the Ellen show!
