Man with Cancer Survival Story Highlights Positivity
A male cancer survivor shares his upbeat outlook, noting breast cancer risk in men, a 2003 diagnosis of stage 2 after an inverted nipple, left breast surgery, chemotherapy, a 2006 relapse treated with radiation, and a commitment to family, hiking, acting, and self exams.
Breast cancer wires in men risk and genetics outline
The American Cancer Society notes men face far lower incidence but about 1900 new invasive cases yearly. Risk factors include age with diagnosis around 68, BRCA2 mutations about 10 percent, BRCA1 less common, CHEK2 and PTEN mutations, and estrogen treatments in prostate contexts.
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