Question 1

will men get breast cancer and what color is the awareness ribbon for that?

Accepted Answer

Yes; not sure!: Men with a mother, sister, or daughter with breast or ovarian cancer, male relatives with breast cancer, or with ashkenazi jewish heritage, have a high risk of carrying a brca mutation.  Men with this mutation are at risk for breast and other cancers.  Rarely, men without a brca mutation get breast cancer, usually in their later years. I think the ribbon is still pink! sorry guys...

Question 2

pink is the official color for breast cancer in women, what color ribbon is it for men?

Accepted Answer

Pink w/ blue: I don't know of an official ribbon for male breast cancer.  Many organizations use a ribbon with 1/2 pink and 1/2 blue.  I refer you to an organization called men against breast cancer.

Question 3

please tell me, could men get breast cancer and what color is the awareness ribbon for that?

Accepted Answer

Yes.: Men get breast cancer at a rate of about 1% of the rate in women. Given that female breast cancer is, unfortunately, all too common, male breast cancer is unusual but not rate.

I am not aware of any "ribbon" campaign for male breast cancer; the one for "breast cancer" should be sufficient.

Question 4

will tattoos on breasts give you breast cancer?

Accepted Answer

No: For the most part, breast cancers arise from the duct tissues that are responsible for making or secreting milk.  Tattoos are usually inert colored inks that are injected just beneath the skin layer and do not get excreted in milk and thus not exposed to ductular tissues.

Question 5

hows an aromatase inhibitor used for breast cancer?

Accepted Answer

It is an anti-: Estrogen used in women after menopause, with tumors that have an estrogen receptor.  It is not useful if eh ovaries are generating scads of estrogen.  And tumors without er do not respond to estrogen maneuvers.  It also may be useful as a preventive in older women with in situ cancers, but tamoxifen is standard.

Question 6

what are the rates of prostate cancer and breast cancer in the u.s.?

Accepted Answer

Cancer rates: The chance of developing an invasive breast cancer during a woman's lifetime is 1 in 8.  The chance of developing prostate cancer is about 1 out of every 7 men.  About 80% of men over 80 years hold have prostate cancer.

Question 7

i had a biopsy a few years ago, now that breast is really hurting the pain goes to the back and feels like its coming from the heart! i also feel like it makes me gaseous when the pain is there! could it be breast cancer?

Accepted Answer

: I don't think so. Pl call your surgeon and get checked.

Question 8

i thought breast cancer also followed paternal lineage. my paternal grandmother and aunt, both died in 50's and my cousin is fighting a second occurrence (my age - 50's). i got myself checked, but breast center only asked about mom's side.

Accepted Answer

Breast Center correc: Statistically, it is only the maternal side of the family, and probably only first-degree relatives (mothers, sisters, aunties) whose history of breast cancer affects a woman's genetic risk.

Question 9

can you get breast cancer in your early 20's?

Accepted Answer

Yes: Probably the youngest survivor in this country was 11 years old at diagnosis.

Question 10

merry christmas, whats the risk of breast cancer age 21? have pain in left breast only, can only few tissue no solid lumps

Accepted Answer

Risk is low but...: you need a breast exam and possibly a breast ultrasound.

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Please tell me, could men get breast cancer and what color is the awareness ribbon for that?

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Will tattoos on breasts give you breast cancer?

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Hows an aromatase inhibitor used for breast cancer?

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What are the rates of prostate cancer and breast cancer in the u.s.?

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I had a biopsy a few years ago, now that breast is really hurting the pain goes to the back and feels like its coming from the heart! i also feel like it makes me gaseous when the pain is there! could it be breast cancer?

A member asked:

I thought breast cancer also followed paternal lineage. my paternal grandmother and aunt, both died in 50's and my cousin is fighting a second occurrence (my age - 50's). i got myself checked, but breast center only asked about mom's side.

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Can you get breast cancer in your early 20's?

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Merry christmas, whats the risk of breast cancer age 21? have pain in left breast only, can only few tissue no solid lumps

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