Breast cancer on rise in U.S. men, study finds
Monday, May 24, 2004 Posted: 9:56 AM EDT (1356 GMT)
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -- Male breast cancer is on the rise in the United States -- bad news for men and their doctors, who do not even know to look for it, researchers reported Monday.
Although the disease remains extremely rare -- just 1,600 cases are predicted for 2004 -- the 25 percent increase in 25 years is worrying, said Dr. Sharon Giordano of the University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, who led the study.
Article: http://www.cnn.com/2004/HEALTH/conditions/05/24/cancer.men.reut/index.html
Comments
Interesting case. All along, i thought it is only the women who would contract breast cancer. It is surprisingly that man also have risk of developing breast cancer. Are there any obvious reason why is women the main victims for breast cancer?
Posted by: Dolf De Roos | October 28, 2004 10:07 PM