Comments on: Male breast cancer–going for a mammogram–what should I expect? http://malebreastcancer.co.uk/male-breast-cancer-going-for-a-mammogram-what-should-i-expect/94/ Information about male breast cancer Fri, 16 Jul 2010 15:21:17 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: jjudijo http://malebreastcancer.co.uk/male-breast-cancer-going-for-a-mammogram-what-should-i-expect/94/#comment-41 jjudijo Sun, 08 Nov 2009 22:49:06 +0000 http://malebreastcancer.co.uk/male-breast-cancer-going-for-a-mammogram-what-should-i-expect/94/#comment-41 <a href=""></a> I am a mammographer. Been doing mammograms for 31 years. I do about a dozen "man-o-grams" a year. If I remember the statistics, of the tens of thousands of women with breast cancer each year, under 700 are men. The mammogram is the same for men as women. Your pecs are pulled in between two plates and pictures are taken: a couple each side. You are doing perfectly by seeing a doc right away. A surgeon may biopsy the lump to check it for cancer, and treatment for breast cancer in the male is the same for women: axillary lymph biopsy then a treatment plan that may or may not include chemotherapy and/or radiation therapy.

I am a mammographer. Been doing mammograms for 31 years.

I do about a dozen “man-o-grams” a year.

If I remember the statistics, of the tens of thousands of women with breast cancer each year, under 700 are men.

The mammogram is the same for men as women. Your pecs are pulled in between two plates and pictures are taken: a couple each side.

You are doing perfectly by seeing a doc right away.

A surgeon may biopsy the lump to check it for cancer, and treatment for breast cancer in the male is the same for women: axillary lymph biopsy then a treatment plan that may or may not include chemotherapy and/or radiation therapy.

]]> By: drdisaia http://malebreastcancer.co.uk/male-breast-cancer-going-for-a-mammogram-what-should-i-expect/94/#comment-40 drdisaia Sun, 08 Nov 2009 01:25:38 +0000 http://malebreastcancer.co.uk/male-breast-cancer-going-for-a-mammogram-what-should-i-expect/94/#comment-40 Hello%2C%0A%0ASorry+to+hear+about+your+lump.+Not+all+of+them+are+breast+cancer%2C+but+you+will+likely+be+referred+to+a+surgeon+who+will+examine+you+and+possibly+perform+a+biopsy.+If+the+biopsy+shows+cancer%2C+the+surgeon+will+likely+recommend+a+larger+scale+operation+to+more+adequately+remove+the+lump.+Then+you+would+be+evaluated+for+possible+chemotherapy+and%2For+radiotherapy.%0A%0ABest+Regards%2C%0A%0AJohn+Di+Saia+MD Hello%2C%0A%0ASorry+to+hear+about+your+lump.+Not+all+of+them+are+breast+cancer%2C+but+you+will+likely+be+referred+to+a+surgeon+who+will+examine+you+and+possibly+perform+a+biopsy.+If+the+biopsy+shows+cancer%2C+the+surgeon+will+likely+recommend+a+larger+scale+operation+to+more+adequately+remove+the+lump.+Then+you+would+be+evaluated+for+possible+chemotherapy+and%2For+radiotherapy.%0A%0ABest+Regards%2C%0A%0AJohn+Di+Saia+MD

]]> By: mcb930 http://malebreastcancer.co.uk/male-breast-cancer-going-for-a-mammogram-what-should-i-expect/94/#comment-39 mcb930 Fri, 06 Nov 2009 13:04:55 +0000 http://malebreastcancer.co.uk/male-breast-cancer-going-for-a-mammogram-what-should-i-expect/94/#comment-39 Inverses%27+answer+is+very+good+and+while+I+don%27t+have+much+to+add%2C+there+is+a+website%2C%2C+that+might+have+some+information+of+interest.%0A%0AI+know+several+men+who+are+breast+cancer+survivors.+You+won%27t+be+getting+jokes+from+us+about+it%21%0A%0AGood+luck.....+God+bless+you%21 Inverses%27+answer+is+very+good+and+while+I+don%27t+have+much+to+add%2C+there+is+a+website%2C%2C+that+might+have+some+information+of+interest.%0A%0AI+know+several+men+who+are+breast+cancer+survivors.+You+won%27t+be+getting+jokes+from+us+about+it%21%0A%0AGood+luck…..+God+bless+you%21

]]> By: lo_mcg http://malebreastcancer.co.uk/male-breast-cancer-going-for-a-mammogram-what-should-i-expect/94/#comment-38 lo_mcg Tue, 03 Nov 2009 13:09:04 +0000 http://malebreastcancer.co.uk/male-breast-cancer-going-for-a-mammogram-what-should-i-expect/94/#comment-38 Not+much+to+add+to+Inverse%27s+excellent+answer%3B+just+that+has+a+section+specifically+for+men+on+their+forums%2C+and+you%27re+likely+to+find+more+men+with+experience+of+mammograms+there.%0A%0AGood+luck Not+much+to+add+to+Inverse%27s+excellent+answer%3B+just+that+has+a+section+specifically+for+men+on+their+forums%2C+and+you%27re+likely+to+find+more+men+with+experience+of+mammograms+there.%0A%0AGood+luck

]]> By: inverse_mushroom_cloud http://malebreastcancer.co.uk/male-breast-cancer-going-for-a-mammogram-what-should-i-expect/94/#comment-37 inverse_mushroom_cloud Sat, 31 Oct 2009 02:34:33 +0000 http://malebreastcancer.co.uk/male-breast-cancer-going-for-a-mammogram-what-should-i-expect/94/#comment-37 I%27m+not+a+man%2C+but+as+a+small-breasted+female%2C+I+can+tell+you+the+mammogram+will+be+a+bit+uncomfortable.+They+grab+you+%28gently%2C+mind+you%29+and+try+to+squish+all+your+tissue+between+the+collarbone+and+the+bottom+of+the+breast+onto+the+bottom+plate%2C+then+the+top+plate+is+lowered+to+compress+the+tissue+as+much+as+possible.+Just+suck+it+in+and+bear+it.+They+have+to+compress+the+tissue+to+get+clear+pictures.+Your+face+is+pushed+up+against+the+equipment+and+it+seems+like+it%27s+going+to+go+on+forever.+But+it%27s+over+pretty+quickly.+Often+they+take+more+than+2+views+if+you%27re+imaging+a+suspicious+area%2C+so+they+can+zoom+in+and+enlarge+the+pictures.+%0A%0AIf+the+mammograms+don%27t+resolve+the+matter%2C+they+will+either+recommend+an+ultrasound%2C+which+can+distinguish+between+cysts+and+tumors%2C+or+a+biopsy%2C+which+kind+of+is+the+final+test+to+see+if+the+lump+is+cancerous.%0A%0AIf+it+is%2C+you%27ll+have+lots+more+questions%2C+so+come+back+and+ask+them+when+the+results+are+in.%0A%0AAnd+try+not+to+worry.+Even+in+women%2C+most+lumps+are+not+cancer.%0A%0AAnd+don%27t+worry+about+jokes.+Anyone+who+does+it+here+is+an+idiot%2C+and+the+medical+people+will+treat+you+with+respect+and+dignity%2C+as+they+would+anyone+else. I%27m+not+a+man%2C+but+as+a+small-breasted+female%2C+I+can+tell+you+the+mammogram+will+be+a+bit+uncomfortable.+They+grab+you+%28gently%2C+mind+you%29+and+try+to+squish+all+your+tissue+between+the+collarbone+and+the+bottom+of+the+breast+onto+the+bottom+plate%2C+then+the+top+plate+is+lowered+to+compress+the+tissue+as+much+as+possible.+Just+suck+it+in+and+bear+it.+They+have+to+compress+the+tissue+to+get+clear+pictures.+Your+face+is+pushed+up+against+the+equipment+and+it+seems+like+it%27s+going+to+go+on+forever.+But+it%27s+over+pretty+quickly.+Often+they+take+more+than+2+views+if+you%27re+imaging+a+suspicious+area%2C+so+they+can+zoom+in+and+enlarge+the+pictures.+%0A%0AIf+the+mammograms+don%27t+resolve+the+matter%2C+they+will+either+recommend+an+ultrasound%2C+which+can+distinguish+between+cysts+and+tumors%2C+or+a+biopsy%2C+which+kind+of+is+the+final+test+to+see+if+the+lump+is+cancerous.%0A%0AIf+it+is%2C+you%27ll+have+lots+more+questions%2C+so+come+back+and+ask+them+when+the+results+are+in.%0A%0AAnd+try+not+to+worry.+Even+in+women%2C+most+lumps+are+not+cancer.%0A%0AAnd+don%27t+worry+about+jokes.+Anyone+who+does+it+here+is+an+idiot%2C+and+the+medical+people+will+treat+you+with+respect+and+dignity%2C+as+they+would+anyone+else.

]]> By: shouldbemarried1 http://malebreastcancer.co.uk/male-breast-cancer-going-for-a-mammogram-what-should-i-expect/94/#comment-36 shouldbemarried1 Sat, 31 Oct 2009 02:17:37 +0000 http://malebreastcancer.co.uk/male-breast-cancer-going-for-a-mammogram-what-should-i-expect/94/#comment-36 I+believe+guys+can+get+breast+cancer+only+of+thay+suffer+from+gynoclomasty-+which+is+breast+tissue+in+men.+Cancer+does+not+have+a+discharge+nor+can+you+feel+cancer.+Relax+it+may+be+that+a+blood+vessel+bust+happened+to+me+ended+me+in+the+hospital+for+5+days+back+in+january+b%2Fc+it+turned+into+a+staff+infection. I+believe+guys+can+get+breast+cancer+only+of+thay+suffer+from+gynoclomasty-+which+is+breast+tissue+in+men.+Cancer+does+not+have+a+discharge+nor+can+you+feel+cancer.+Relax+it+may+be+that+a+blood+vessel+bust+happened+to+me+ended+me+in+the+hospital+for+5+days+back+in+january+b%2Fc+it+turned+into+a+staff+infection.

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