Male Breast Cancer - Self Exam, Risk Factors for Male Breast Cancer

Men are not exempt from developing breast cancer. It is much more rare in men, but since both males and females carry some breast tissue, men need to be aware of their own risk of breast cancer, and the most common types of male breast cancer.

Men who are at high risk for breast cancer can benefit from doing a male breast self exam on a regular basis. If breast cancer runs in your family, or you carry the BRCA1 or BRCA2 gene, you have a higher risk of developing male breast cancer.

Male breast self examination (MBSE) should be performed each month. Knowing your overall health -- and what your breast normally feels like -- is the be…

Gynecomastia is a benign male breast condition in which a male has one or two prominent breasts. It is not considered to increase a man's risk of developing male breast cancer. Gynecomastia is not the same as Klinefelter syndrome, but it is one of the symptoms of Klinefelter's.

Klinefelter syndrome is a rare genetic condition in which a man has an extra X chromosome. (Males usually have one X and one Y chromosome.) Some of the other conditions associated with Klinefelter are hypothyroidism, infertility, testicular cancer, and an increased risk for male breast cancer.

Herb Wagner was shocked when his doctor diagnosed him with male breast cancer. He actually visited a different doctor and was told not to worry. Six months later, his family doctor examined him, and in a week, he had a diagnosis, played a gold tournament and had a mastectomy. Now he raises awareness for male breast cancer. Here's his story.

When people think about breast cancer, they rarely think of male breast cancer. Sean Cooper had no family history of breast cancer, and was 20 years younger than than the average male breast cancer patient when diagnosed. Here is his story about his male breast cancer diagnosis.