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Does breast cancer affect men?

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Normally associated with the female sex, breast cancer also affects the male , since, after all, he has breast tissue like the woman. However, the incidence is much lower , since for every 100 cases of female breast cancer, one male is diagnosed. The most common symptoms of this malignant tumor in men include an inflamed mass in the pectoral region or an abnormality in the nipple that the affected person does not usually associate with a malignant process. This means that in many cases the diagnosis is made when the tumor is very advanced, which worsens the prognosis of the disease.

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