Attention! Men can also get breast cancer

Obesity is not only a contributing factor to cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases, diabetes and various ailments, but is also an important contributing factor to breast cancer, a rare disease in men.

Is it possible for men to get breast cancer? Most people will probably have doubts when they hear or see this topic, because in most people's knowledge base and memory, breast cancer seems to be a patent of women. However, in real life, it is true that men get breast cancer, but the number of men getting breast cancer is much less than that of women, only 1/150~1/200 of that of women. However, due to the evolution of modern lifestyle, the number of men getting breast cancer is increasing.

Statistics from countries around the world show that male breast cancer accounts for only 1% of all breast cancers. For example, in the United States, 1,600 men are diagnosed with breast cancer each year, and about a quarter of these patients die. The clinical manifestations of breast cancer in men are roughly the same as those in women, with breast lumps, nipple inversion, orange peel-like changes, skin color changes, and even local ulcers, and bloody or unclean exudates from the nipples. Since it is generally believed that men will not develop breast cancer, and the early symptoms of breast cancer in men are not obvious, men tend to ignore the onset of breast cancer. By the time they see a doctor when the problem becomes serious, the cancer cells have already metastasized to the lymph nodes, making treatment very difficult and the prognosis poor.

There are many reasons why men get breast cancer, including physical, chemical, mental, dietary, endocrine and viral factors, as well as genetic factors. However, as the World Health Organization points out, obesity and lifestyle are one of the important reasons why male breast cancer has been increasing in recent years.

Whether it is male or female breast cancer, it is related to estrogen, and obesity is one of the causes. In addition, some chemicals in the environment and changes in lifestyle are also causes of breast cancer in men. For example, due to changes in lifestyle, fried fast food is everywhere, which is called junk food by the health department; and the popularity of cars makes people neglect exercise, so people are getting fatter and fatter. Obesity has a series of consequences, such as an increase in the incidence of cancer, diabetes, and heart disease, including breast cancer, which is rare in men.

The National Cancer Institute of the United States conducted a statistical study on the incidence of male breast cancer in the United States from 1973 to 1998. The study showed that in 1973, the incidence of male breast cancer was only 0.86/100,000. However, by 1998, this rate had risen to 1.08/100,000. The lifestyle of Americans has an unshirkable responsibility for the increase in male breast cancer. At the same time, a survey of 2,524 male breast cancer patients and 380,856 female breast cancer patients during the 25 years from 1973 to 1998 also found that male breast cancer was diagnosed later than female breast cancer on average, with the former being diagnosed at 67 years old and the latter at 62 years old, which greatly increased the mortality rate of male patients. The reason for the late diagnosis of male breast cancer is that men are careless about breast cancer and are not very vigilant about cancer after changing their lifestyle.

The reason why men are more at risk of breast cancer than women is that men have flatter chests and no breast tissue to block the spread. Even if a tumor is only 2 to 3 cm, the cancer cells will invade the skin, muscles, axillary lymph nodes and other organs of the body, such as the lungs, bones, liver and brain, in a shorter time than women. The cancer cells in men will only spread in a few months after they are diagnosed with breast cancer, while in women, due to the barrier of breasts and other tissues, the spread of cancer cells will be later, taking half a year to a year. Therefore, in comparison, men are more at risk of breast cancer than women, not to mention that men generally do not think they have breast cancer, thus ignoring the risk of breast cancer.

Recently, the World Health Organization proposed an "anti-obesity campaign" and received unanimous agreement from 192 member states. In order to achieve the goal of "healthy weight", it is necessary not only to reduce the intake of fat, sugar and salt, but also to have 30 minutes of moderate exercise every day. If these can be achieved, it will not only reduce the incidence and mortality of cancer, cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases (currently they cause about 60% of the global disease mortality rate), but also greatly reduce the incidence of breast cancer, the disease most easily ignored by men, and reduce the male deaths caused by this disease.

The above is the knowledge about breast cancer that experts have introduced to us. Expert Tips: If you have symptoms of disease in your health, you can choose the appropriate treatment according to your symptoms, but do not delay diagnosis, and do not let your life be ruined in hesitation. You should go to a regular hospital for treatment in time to avoid delaying the disease and causing serious consequences. If you have other questions, please consult our online experts or call for consultation. Believe in miracles, and wish you health, happiness, and joy!

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