Men's breasts have these effects on women

For most men, breasts are just two small beans that can be completely ignored. Since they cannot grow as big as women's breasts, there will naturally not be so many problems. Even doctors often ignore male breast diseases. Little do people know that small places often contain big hidden dangers, and men can also be troubled by breast problems.

1% of breast cancers occur in men

Normal male breast development is very low, so it is often forgotten, and men almost never think that there may be problems with their breasts. In fact, as an organ located on the surface of the body, men should also pay attention to breasts. For them, the breast can also be an “accident-prone area.”

In fact, scientists have long included male breast cancer in the field of medical research. The latest data released by the American Cancer Society website shows that the number of male breast cancer cases currently accounts for 2.3% of all male cancers.

0.22%. Because research on male breast cancer is not as thorough as research on female breast cancer, experts believe that this should not be a small number, and there may be more patients who are missed and not included in the statistics. Men account for approximately 1% of breast cancer cases.

According to the reporter's understanding, currently male patients in China account for about 1% of breast cancer patients, most of whom are middle-aged and elderly people.

If you have breasts, you may have breast cancer.

Theoretically, breast cancer occurs due to the appearance of malignant tumor tissue in breast cells. Men also have breast tissue, so they may also develop breast cancer. It is just because of the difference in physiological structure, which leads to different hormone levels, that women are more likely to develop breast cancer than men.

Men are more at risk than women

For women, breast tumors are nothing new, but for men, they are more dangerous because they rarely pay attention to them.

It is reported that since male breasts do not have developed lobules and alveoli, their breasts are much smaller than female breasts. Also, because male breast tissue is weaker, once a breast tumor occurs, it can easily spread outward and it will not take too long to spread to the skin and muscle tissue of the breast. This is one of the reasons why male breast cancer patients are often in the late stage of the disease when they first visit the doctor.

For female patients with early breast cancer, although the lump is very small and difficult to detect, it can be quickly discovered through breast X-ray examination. This is very effective and common in women's routine physical examinations, but men rarely take this common examination method, which is why male breast tumors are often overlooked.

What are the danger signs?

Because men's breasts are small, it is easy to detect small foreign objects in their breasts. Therefore, compared with women, as long as men pay more attention to it, it is easier to detect problems early when they find lesions in their breasts. When a man's breasts show the following symptoms, he should go to the hospital for further examination as soon as possible.

1. Lumpiness and swelling. The main symptoms of male breast cancer are lumps in the breast that often occur around the areola, have a hard texture, unclear boundaries, a rough surface, and poor mobility.

2. The breast skin is sunken and the nipple is inverted, occasionally accompanied by nipple bleeding. The pain is sometimes not very obvious, but if you find that the nipple is retracted and involves the skin, you should be alert.

3. Swollen lymph nodes. The biggest characteristic of breast tumors is that they are easy to metastasize, so if you find that your axillary lymph nodes are swollen for a long time, you should be especially careful.

What factors cause male breast cancer

At present, medical experts around the world have not yet given a clear explanation for the cause of breast cancer. They have only found that it is mainly related to increased estrogen levels. It is reported that some congenital or acquired diseases that affect male hormones can induce male breast cancer.

1. Genetic factors: About 20% of male patients with breast cancer have relatives suffering from similar diseases. Therefore, genetic factors are an important cause of male breast cancer.

2. When treating male diseases such as prostate problems, some drugs containing certain female hormones are taken. This treatment may increase the chance of breast cancer and become an important predisposing factor for breast cancer in men. However, this effect is minimal compared to the effectiveness of curing the prostate.

3. Liver disease Liver problems may also lead to male breast cancer. This is because liver disease affects the metabolism of hormones in the blood, causing a large accumulation of estrogen in the body and relatively low levels of androgen.

4. Lack of activity and obesity Physical activity can reduce women's chances of developing breast cancer, while middle-aged obesity can increase the probability of developing breast cancer. The reason is that fat cells can convert androgens into estrogens.

This means that obese men have higher levels of estrogen in their bodies. Some obese men find that their beards do not grow as fast as normal men, and their fertility is often limited, so regular exercise and maintaining weight can reduce the risk of many diseases and cancers.

5. Radiation is like other cancer-causing factors, and strong radiation is also an important one. When a man's chest is exposed to a large amount of radiation, it may induce breast cancer.

How men can prevent breast cancer

● Pay attention to keeping your breasts clean and hygienic at ordinary times, and develop a good habit of breast self-examination.

●Always pay attention to any changes in your breasts. If local pain and tenderness occur, if a painless lump with unclear boundaries is found, if the nipple is sunken, or if there is secretion, you should go to the hospital immediately for consultation and examination.

●Men prefer nourishing nutritional supplements, but most of them contain hormone ingredients, so they should be chosen with caution.

Men also have breast hyperplasia

Like women, men also have the problem of breast hyperplasia. The cause of the disease is similar to that of women. It is mainly due to endocrine disorders caused by liver disease or drug factors, which cause unbalanced hormone concentrations in the blood, leading to breast hyperplasia. In the early stages of the disease, one or both breasts of a man will increase dramatically, accompanied by local pain and swelling, and X-rays will show glandular tissue distribution. First of all, it should be made clear that this is a pathological condition. Like women, male breast hyperplasia is also closely related to breast cancer, so once discovered, you must go to the hospital to find out the cause and receive treatment. At the same time, you should eliminate tension and depression, eat less fatty meat, egg yolks, and animal offal to prevent endocrine disorders, avoid drinking alcohol and eating spicy and stimulating foods, seafood and other irritating foods.