Health Tip: Understanding Breast Cancer in Men

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Learn about its risk factors

While breast cancer may be most common in women, it can also affect men.

The National Cancer Institute mentions these common risk factors for male breast cancer:

• Being aged 60 to 70.
• Having been exposed to radiation.
• Being diagnosed with a condition that raises estrogen levels, such as liver disease (cirrhosis).
• Having a family history of breast cancer, especially cases caused by a gene (BRCA2) mutation.