could i have male breast cancer?
cubzwyn23 asked:
ok so im 14 and i have 1 kinda hard thing under my left AND right chest nipple and idk what it is, im scared that it might be male breast cancer. and it hurts when i press on them..idk what it is.. HELP!!!!!!!!!!
the one on the left nipple is slightly larger than the one on the right
You+need+to+tell+your+parents.+Have+a+Doctor+examine+it.+It+has+to+be+cancer.
yess my theacher told us
maybe+its+a+tumor%2C+go+to+ur+doc+ASAP
It+could+just+be+an+over+sized+oil+gland+%28we+hope%29+so+be+positive%2C+but+it+is+not+uncommon+for+breast+cancer+to+be+painful+in+males.++I+would+check+it+out.++The+guy+from+KISS+recently+battled+breast+cancer+and+made+it+through.++He+said+he+was+so+glad+he+got+it+checked+out%2C+before+it+got+out+of+hand+and+by+getting+examined%2C+the+early+detection+was+what+helped+him+get+over+it.
Dont+worry+too+much+had+the+same+thing+when+is+was+about+15+or+so.+Was+like+a+hard+circle+around+the+outside+of+each+nipple%2C+apparently+it+just+your+hormones+going+into+overdrive+due+to+puberty+changes.+Doc+told+me+it+would+go+away+and+by+the+time+i+was+17+it+had+cleared+up+completely.%0AObviously+it+wouldnt+do+any+harm+to+go+see+the+doc+though+just+to+put+your+mind+at+rest…..
Calm+down+and+slow+down%2C+yes+men+can+and+do+get+cancer.+you+say+it+is+under+both+nipples+and+it+hurts+to+push+down+on+them+and+here+is+the+biggest+clue+your+14%2C+puberty+is+horrible%21%0AYour+breasts+are+the+same+as+a+girls+in+that+there+are+ducts+and+glands+yours+will+not+grow+like+hers+but+there+are+times+when+you+will+find+little+bumps+as+you+have%2C+being+that+there+in+both+I+would+say+they+are+gland+or+ducts+%22growing%22+now+if+you+find+one+breast+has+a+lump+and+the+other+has+not+then+consult+a+GP+who+will+physically+examine+you+and+give+you+a+better+prognosis.
It%27s+always+good+to+be+aware+of+your+body+and+what+is+normal+for+you.%0A%0AHowever%2C+as+a+14 éénjarigen+male%2C+the+odds+are+greater+that+it+is+an+alien+implant+than+that+it+is+breast+cancer.%0A%0AIf+it+doesn%27t+resolve+in+a+couple+of+weeks%2C+see+the+doctor+to+make+sure+it+isn%27t+something+ELSE+bad+to+worry+about.
im+14+and+had+the+exact+same+thing+i+thought+i+had+breast+cancer+and+was+acually+really+worried+but+my+mum+said+its+just+my+glands+coz+shes+a+nurse+but+if+your+really+worried+you+can+go+to+a+doctor%0A%0Awhen+i+pushed+down+it+was+quit+sore+but+i+still+kinda+thought+it+was+but+it+went+away+after+about+a+week%0A++++++++++++++if+u+want+to+ask+more+%3A%29
As+a+14+year+old+male%2C+your+chances+of+having+breast+cancer+are+as+close+to+zero+as+makes+no+difference.%0A%0AMen+do+get+breast+cancer%2C+but+fewer+than+1%25+of+those+diagnosed+with+breast+cancer+are+male.+Most+men+diagnosed+with+it+are+over+60.%0A%0A80%25+of+all+people+diagnosed+with+breastcancer+are+over+50.+It%27s+rare+in+women+under+40%2C+fewer+than+0.1%25+of+women+diagnosed+are+under+30%2C+and+it%27s+almost+unheard+of+in+under+25s.%0A%0ASo+you+can+see+how+unlikely+it+would+be+for+a+teenage+male+to+have+breast+cancer%0A%0AMost+breast+lumps+in+men+are++a+condition+called+gynaecomastia%2C+a+button-like+growth+under+the+nipple+and+areola+area+that+can+be+felt+and+is+sometimes+visible+to+the+naked+eye+and+occasionally+it+can+be+quite+tender.%0A%0AThis+increase+in+the+amount+of+breast+tissue+is+not+a+tumour+and+occurs+due+to+changes+in+hormone+balances+at+times+like+adolescence+-+your+age+in+other+words.%0A%0ATalk+to+your+parents+about+this%2C+and+mention+it+to+your+doctor+next+time+you+see+him%2Fher+so+that+s%2Fhe+can+reassure+you.%0A%0AThere%27s+no+such+thing+as+%27male+breast+cancer%27+by+the+way%3B+the+breast+cancer+men+get+is+exactly+the+same+as+the+breast+cancer+women+get%2C+and+is+treated+in+the+same+way