Monday 3 August 2015

Breast Cancer in Men – A Study by Diagnostic Centers in India

Most of the people today are living with the myth that breast cancer can be found only in women. However, this thought is completely wrong as men also do suffer from breast cancer.

Though men are almost 100 times less likely to suffer with breast cancer than women, their chances of surviving is same as that of women.

Today, Diagnostic center in india are seeing a number of cases of breast cancer in men. The most common symptom examined in them include a lump in the breast tissue which may be or may not be painful.

A positive thing about breast cancer in men is that their disease can be diagnosed at a very early stage than women as men usually do not have any kind of lumps in the breast area. Other less common symptoms can be nipple discharge and thickening in breast tissue which must not be ignored and must be examined by visiting a diagnostic center in India or outside for best possible treatment.

It is extremely important for males to know the key risk factors that may lead to breast cancer. Sometimes the breast cancer in men is genetic, associated with the BRCA2 gene, which arouses the chances of breast cancer in both men and women. Thus, it’s important to contact a genetic counsellor and undergoing genetic tests to make sure whether the breast cancer you are carrying is genetic or not.

Other common risk factors include radiation exposure, increased weight, smoking, chronic alcoholism, and high level of hormone estrogen.

One of the most common types of male breast cancer as studied by the Diagnostic centres in india is infiltrating ductal carcinoma, which is also found in women. Some other less common kinds of breast cancer that are found in men are ductal carcinoma, cystosarcoma phylloides and Paget's disease of the breast. All these types of cancers of breast need to be diagnosed early and must be treated by following an extensive treatment.

Just as women’s breast cancer, the treatment for breast cancer in men also depends on the stage of the disease and the health of the patient. The treatment starts with blood tests for breast cancer like mammography, and ultrasound. Some other important tests include MRI, chest X-Rays, and bone scan which detect the severity of the cancer and its stage.

Once the tests are conducted, the patients undergo surgery treatment named modified radical mastectomy wherein the breast is removed, if needed. Sometimes, doctors also remove portions of the muscles of the chest.

Once the surgery is conducted successfully, the patient is advised to continue some adjuvant therapies such as chemotherapy, radiation therapy, targeted therapy, and hormone therapy.

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