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Why is breast cancer more common in women than in men?
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Hormones: It is more common primarily because women have more estrogen and progesterone.
Answered 9/23/2012
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More breast tissue: Women have more breast tissue than men. In addition many cancers are driven by estrogen and progesterone, the female hormones. The good thing is that it is one of most treatable female cancers when caught early.
Answered 3/17/2017
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