Breast cancer occurs in men also

Many people are having a wrong impression that only women suffer the fearful breast cancer. But medical experts have repeatedly warned that men may also develop this type of cancer. Large number of breast cancer male patients dies from the condition as compared to female patients, because they are ignorant about this aspect and do not visit the doctor to be checked on risks of breast cancer. Usually, men do not want to go to doctors for checking their breast because they think that the condition can only affect women or sometimes they feel somehow ashamed about this action. But they should think about their health and life first. It is true that surveys show that breast cancer is more popular among women, but the condition kills more men than women because of late diagnosis.

Breast cancer can be treated and its symptoms eased if it is tackled at an earlier stage.Men should not hesitate in going to be checked out if they have symptoms such as nipple discharge (often bloody), nipple inversion, a breast lump or an itching or a pulling sensation in the breast.The main problem males face when being diagnosed with breast cancer is often not the cancer itself, but rather the embarrassment of the type of cancer. But there is no need for men to feel awkward about it, it’s increasingly being talked about and there’s no sense in ignoring symptoms that could be life threatening. Although rare in males, figures released from Breakthrough Breast Cancer, the leading breast cancer research charity, show up to 300 UK males will be diagnosed with breast cancer each year and the figure is likely to increase due to a lack of awareness.