Breast cancer in men, unlike women, does not limit itself to the breast area. It could easily spread to the lymph nodes where the risk of this happening is much higher in men than women. The first lymph node area that it could be detected in is the armpits but what is worse is that by the time the cancer is detected, it may have already spread to the lymph nodes. The faster you get a diagnosis, the quicker you can start medication and therapy to arrest the disease.
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Cancer has this nasty tendency to spread and most of the cases in men, by the time breast cancers are diagnosed it has already spread to the bones. Therefore if you are constantly experiencing pain in the chest bones or rib cage area, you must get a thorough scan done to detect if there is any spread of the disease.
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This condition is also called Mammary Paget’s disease and is rare with a 1% chance of it occurring in men. The epidermis is invaded by Paget cells causing a rash or crusting around the nipple area. If you feel the skin all around your nipples and its core is getting dry and crusty or flaking out with slight pain or irritation, then a biopsy is necessary because the situation could get dangerous for you. dangerous.
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