can guys get breast cancer??

[Ben Dover And Jack Hoff]

do i have anything to worry about?also one more thing my grandmother died from leukemia last year does that give me higher chances of getting it? and my grandmother smoked alot too is that what causes it?

[mahar]

Yes, but very rarely.

[RayRay]

Yes guys can get breast cancer. About the leukemia, I dont know anything about that. Sorry

[hanora]

You need to take a biology course and learn what guys have and what girls have. That way you can stop worrying about ovarian and cervical cancer.Yes men can get breast cancer, it isn't common, but it does happen.Some cancers are known to have a genetic component, but for most one has not been demonstrated. I don't think that a leukemia gene has be found. Smoking isn't beneficial in any way.

[johanne]

Actually it is something that men don't really know about, but yes more and more cases reveal that men do get breast cancer. If you do have cancer in your family your risks are always greater. If you suspect anything, please don't wait and go see your doctor, early detection is often the key to survival.Good luck

[S.W. M]

The American Cancer Society and the Lance Armstrong Foundation both have lots of information about all kinds of cancer. Here is the ACS sheet on men and breast cancer.http://www.cancer.org/docroot/CRI/content/CRI_2_4_1X_What_is_male_breast_cancer_28.aspSmokin g causes cancer in some people, but it is not the only thing that causes cancer. If you have a family history of any kind of cancer, it's wise to make certain that you get screened annually for cancer. Again from the ACS, two checklists of preventive information for men:Early detection and preventionhttp://www.cancer.org/docroot/PED/content/PED_4_1x_Cancer_Prevention_Worksheet_for_Men_pdf.a spCancer Facts for Menhttp://www.cancer.org/docroot/ASN/content/ASN_1x_Cancer_Facts_for_Men_English_pdf.asp?sitear ea=PEDStatistically, you are less likely to get breast cancer as a man than you are to get colon cancer.The American Cancer Society estimates that in 2007 some 2,030 new cases of invasive breast cancer will be diagnosed among men in the United States. Breast cancer is about 100 times less common among men than among women. For men, the lifetime risk of getting breast cancer is about 1/10th of 1% (1 in 1,000). The number of breast cancer cases in men relative to the population has been fairly stable over the last 30 years. In 2007, about 450 men will die from breast cancer in the United States. Breast cancer accounts for less than half of 1% of cancer deaths among men. Excluding skin cancers, colorectal cancer is the third most common cancer diagnosed in men and women in the United States. The American Cancer Society estimates that about 112,340 new cases of colon cancer (55,290 men and 57,050 women) and 41,420 new cases of rectal cancer (23,840 men and 17,580 women) will be diagnosed in 2007. Colorectal cancer is the second leading cause of cancer-related death in the United States and is expected to cause about 52,180 deaths (26,000 men and 26, 180 women) during 2007. One of the most powerful weapons in preventing colorectal cancer is regular colorectal cancer screening or testing. Regular colorectal cancer screening can, in many cases, prevent colorectal cancer altogether. This is because some polyps, or growths, can be detected and removed before they have the chance to turn into cancer. Screening can also result in finding colorectal cancer early, when it is highly curable. From the time the first abnormal cells start to grow, it usually takes about 10 to 15 years for them to develop into colorectal cancer.

www.cancer.org (http://www.cancer.org/docroot/home/index.asp?level=0)