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A member asked:
If he has breasts, can a man get a mammogram?
19 doctors weighed in across 4 answers
Yes: Mammograms may be useful in men who have a strong family history, nipple discharge, and/or prominent breast tissue (gynecomastia).
Answered 12/4/2014
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Yes: Yes he can. In fact there are thousands of cases of male breast cancer a year in the us.
Answered 4/30/2016
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Man-boobs!: Large breasts in males are associated usually with obesity, and the conversion of testosterone to 17-b-estradiol by an enzyme in fat called cyclic aromatase. Elevated Estradiol levels are found in men with breast cancer 95% of the time. Over 80% are estrogen receptor positive!
Answered 6/25/2014
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Yes: 1% of all breast cancers occur in men. If a man has a lump or other symptom, he can definitely have a mammogram.
Answered 6/30/2014
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Can you tell me why i get pain in my left breast and strange sensations. It only happens on the left. It comes and goes. I've had a mammogram.
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Should i get a mammogram i'm 27 and i been having pain in one of my breast and its usually off and on but it goes away but lately it hurts more?
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With a family history of breast malignancy, when's the best time for me to get my first mammogram?
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I have a lump in my right breast. How can I get help quickly and not wait in a long line for a mammogram?
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I have few scattered calcific foci in bilateral breast.No other focal lesion seen in mammogram of both breasts.Should i get worried?
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