BREAST CANCER IN MEN

Breast tissue in small quantities is usually present in everyone until puberty. This breast tissue consists of lobules and ducts. Lobules are glands that produce milk and ducts help to carry the milk to the nipples. Females develop more breast tissues after puberty as compared to males. But due to the presence of a small number of breast tissues in all males, it may cause to develop breast cancer. Breast cancer in men can be benign (not cancerous) breast disorders or malignant tumors (cancerous). Benign tumors do not spread outside the breast and are not life-threatening. Benign breast tumors are common in women but are very rare in men.

Breast cancer in males includes ductal cancer (cancer that begins in the milk ducts) in situ, lobular cancer (cancer that begins in the milk-producing glands) in situ and Paget’s disease of the nipple. Usually, breast cancer in men is ductal cancer and lobular cancer is rare because men have few lobules in their breast tissue. Breast cancer can spread if the cancerous cells get into the blood or lymph system and are carried to other organs or parts of the body.

Breast cancer usually presents as a painless lump or thickening in your breast tissue. There may be skin retraction, nipple retraction, nipple discharge and enlarged axillary lymph nodes causing lumps in the armpit. Other symptoms include:

●     Crusting or scaling of the nipple

●     Growth of the veins near the nipple

●     Pulling or puckering on the skin under tumor

●     Hot skin and redness

●     Nipple changes (texture change, color change, inversion, etc)

Risk factors for developing male Breast Cancer include:

●     Exposure to estrogen in the form of estrogen-related drugs, such as those used for hormone therapy for prostate cancer can increase the risk of breast cancer

●     Studies have shown that the risk of men breast cancer increases with age and the men in their 60s have a much higher risk of breast cancer

●     A positive family history of breast cancer

●     High consumption of alcohol and high-fat diet

●     Testicles inflammation or surgery to remove the testicles can also increase the risk of breast cancer

●     Other risk factors include obesity which is associated with higher levels of estrogen in the body

Procedures used in the diagnosis and evaluation of breast cancer in men include breast X-ray i.e mammography. Imaging tests where skin scanning is done through ultrasound, CT scan and MRI to better understand the extent of cancer. Also, biopsy i.e taking the tissue sample to determine if cancer cells are present.

Cancertame is an ayurvedic formulation which can be taken in such cases. The recommended dosage varies upon the stage of the cancer for which you can visit the recommended dosage of their website at www.cancertame.com

Cancertame works only as a palliative treatment and it is highly recommended that patients opt for surgery in early stages if possible. 72 hours post surgery Cancertame can be taken in a recommended dose of 1 capsule, 3 times a day, 8 hours apart in order to reduce the chances of recurrence of cancer.