b'| ELITEHEALTH GUIDEBreast Cancer in MenDespite the reputation, its more than a womans health issueBy Krystina Ostermeyer RN, BSN, CDEI t may seem strange to think about breast cancer in the male population, but here are some facts to consider:All people, male and female, are born with breast tissue.Women are more likely to develop breast cancer because they have more breast tissue due to hormones that cause breast tissue to develop.Men can develop breasts that are like women due to various medications or due to abnormal hormone levels.Male breast cancer is rare; accounting for less than 1% of all breast cancers occur in men. In fact, the lifetime risk of a man devel-oping breast cancer is 1 in 833.It was anticipated that in 2019, 2,670 men would develop breast cancer.WHY DO MEN DEVELOP BREAST CANCER?Breast cancer in men is extremely rare, but there are certain risk factors that may increase the likelihood of a man developing breast cancer.Young men are unlikely to get breast can-cer, especially those under the age of 35. In fact, if a man is going to get breast cancer, he is most likely to develop it between the ages ISTOCK of 60 and 70.www.elitecme.com |2019| ELITEHEALTH GUIDE 15'