Breast Cancer founded in Men
editUP TO six Namibian men get breast cancer every year. This was revealed by Reinette Koegelenberg, the director of the CAN. According to her, the warning signs of breast cancer in men are similar to those in women - a lump in the breast or under the arm, puckering of the skin and changes in the nipple. She said men should also be on the lookout for a change in the skin around the nipple as well as an unusual increase in the size of the breast and the breast area and the enlargement of the glands around the breast. "Namibian men should take note that it can happen to men," Koegelenberg warned. Last year, 291 women were diagnosed with breast cancer in Namibia. The previous year, the figure was 288. According to Koegelenberg, there is an escalation of cancer cases in developing countries. She urged men and women who need information or assistance to contact CAN.[1]
Warnings and advaces
editMs Reinette's warning and advaces to the Namibian men and women: [2]
- Breast cancer in men are similar to those in women
- A change in the skin around the nipple, breast's increases in size and enlargement of the glands around the breast are the most signs that men should be aware of.
- The breast can also happen to men
- Anyone who may need information or assistance is advanced to contact Cancer Assosiation of Namibia
What is unncommon
edit“Although not big, men also have breasts.” But, she said, there is still a lot of stigma around breast cancer among men. “There is stigma because it is uncommon, but there shouldn’t be stigma.” She said she had seen people die because of complacency, fear and negligence – mainly as a result of stigma.: [3]
Brain
editA rugby player's experience:[4] Brian since he usually plays rugby then he never thouth of breast cancer when he firstly discovered a lump almost at his left nipple. He assumed that it might be an injuries caused by colliding with other player when playing rugby. He visted the doctor, but still there could be no one to figure out that is the breast cancer because even the doctor thought of different thing again at this point, which the doctor recommended as a mammogram before an ultrasound of the breast and a biopsy. At last the doctor discovered that it is the breast cancer which suffered the man. The doctor, Place, did not just keep quite after discovering the breast cancer in men in fact he went to his friends to let them know about this which resulted to some staffs assuming that Brain(rugby player) is occompanying a female patient.
Read more: http://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1675538,00.html#ixzz28yfl6AXp
Treatments
editThe main types of treatment for breast cancer are:[5]
1. Surgery
2. Radiation therapy
3. Chemotherapy
4. Hormone therapy
5. Targeted therapy
6. Bone-directed therapy (bisphosphonates and denosumab)
References
edit- ^ Kisting, Denver. "Men get breast cancer too". The namibian. Retrieved 08 October 2012.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help) - ^ Kisting, Denver. "Men get breast cancer too". the namibian. Retrieved 08 October 2012.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help) - ^ Kisting, Denver. "Men get breast cancer too". The namibian. Retrieved 08 October 2012.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help) - ^ Blue, Laura. "Men Get Breast Cancer Too". TIME Health. Retrieved 25 October 2007.
- ^ Komen, Susan G. "Breast Cancer In Men" (PDF). American Cancer Society. Retrieved 21 September 2012.