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Risk factors for male breast cancer
Like breast cancer in women, male breast cancer is thought to be caused by a combination of genetic, hormonal, lifestyle and environmental factors.
However, relatively little is known about the exact causes of breast cancer in men.
As science progresses we are learning more about the risk factors for male breast cancer - the things that may increase or decrease your chances of getting the disease. Breast cancer in men is a very rare disease so having one or more risk factors does not necessarily mean that you will get male breast cancer – it means that the chances of you developing the disease are greater or smaller.
Risk factors don’t necessarily cause breast cancer. Even when a man who has been diagnosed with breast cancer has a risk factor there is no way to prove that it was the actual reason for his cancer.
There are certain risk factors that have been identified. To help you better understand more about those breast cancer risk factors that have been identified so far they have been separated into three groups:
As science progresses we are learning more about the risk factors for male breast cancer - the things that may increase or decrease your chances of getting the disease. Breast cancer in men is a very rare disease so having one or more risk factors does not necessarily mean that you will get male breast cancer – it means that the chances of you developing the disease are greater or smaller.
Risk factors don’t necessarily cause breast cancer. Even when a man who has been diagnosed with breast cancer has a risk factor there is no way to prove that it was the actual reason for his cancer.
There are certain risk factors that have been identified. To help you better understand more about those breast cancer risk factors that have been identified so far they have been separated into three groups:
