What is the likelyhood of a 16 year old male gettin breast cancer?

NuR asked:


If the male has no history of breast cancer in his family?
Bingo, I know they CAN, but what’s the likelyhood?

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7 Responses to What is the likelyhood of a 16 year old male gettin breast cancer?

  1. Maryn Bittner says:

    NuR%2C+I%27d+say+it%27s+quite+low%2C+since+breast+cancer+in+anyone+that+age+is+fairly+rare.+This+form+of+cancer+seems+to+take+more+years+to+develop+than+you%27ve+been+alive.%0A%0AIf+you+have+a+lump+or+pucker+there%2C+get+it+checked+out%2C+but+it%27s+probably+going+to+be+nothing.

  2. Hypnotic83 says:

    U+have+no+risk+factor+for+breast+cancer+at+all-age%2Csex%2Cfamily+history.+Furthermore%2Cbreast+cancer+is+mainly+women%27s+disease.

  3. Pick me, Pick me!!! says:

    Its+a+low+likelihood%2C+but+it+does+happen.++If+you+have+reason+to+suspect+it+ask+a+school+nurse+or+someone+else+qualified%2C+but+take+it+seriously.

  4. Bingo says:

    a+person+can+get+cancer+at+any+age+from+childhood+to+senior+citizen

  5. lo_mcg says:

    Almost+nil.+It+is+a+disease+that+affects+mainly+women%2C+although+men+can+get+it.+It+is+also+a+disease+mainly+associated+with+ageing+-+80%25+of+people+diagnosed+are+over+50%3B+it+is+EXTREMELY+rare+for+a+teenager+of+either+sex+to+get+it.%0A%0AAny+changes+in+the+breasts+in+teenagers%2C+male+or+female%2C+are+likely+to+be+hormonal.%0A%0AIf+you+still+have+concerns%2C+see+your+doctor.%0A%0AOnly+5+-+10%25+of+breast+cancer+cases+are+due+to+hereditary+factors%3B+most+are+random+%2C+so+it+is+not+at+all+uncommon+for+someone+with+breast+cancer+to+have+no+family+history+of+the+disease.

  6. stephen k says:

    very+small+indeed

  7. elder_moon81 says:

    1%25+of+breast+cancers+are+male%2C+although+it+it+usually+found+in+male+in+their+60%27s+and+70%27s%2C+it+can+occur+at+any+age.+It+can+be+caused+by+genetic+factors+and+environmental+factors.+Ionizing+radiation%2C+radiation+therapy+and+hodgkins+lymphoma+can+increase+the+chances+of+male+breast+cancer.+Hyperestrogen+%28high+levels+of+estrogen+in+the+male%29+is+another+factor.%0A+Klinfelters+syndrome%2C+in+which+the+male+receives+and+extra+female+chromesone.++cirrhosis+of+the+liver%2C+can+also+cause+breast+cancer.

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