The most important organ for men is in the upper body

For most men, breasts are just two small beans that can be completely ignored. Since they cannot develop and grow like 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.

If you have breasts, you may have breast cancer.

Men almost never think about the possibility of problems with their breasts. In fact, as an organ located on the surface of the body, men should also pay attention to the breast. Breast diseases are definitely not exclusive to women! Breast cancer can also occur in men. Although 99% of people who suffer from breast cancer are women, the unlucky 1% unfortunately happens to men.

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, because they rarely pay attention to them and have low vigilance, they often miss the best time for treatment when they discover the disease. By the time the disease is confirmed, most of them are already in the late stage. Because of this, men appear to be more dangerous.

Because men's breasts do not have developed lobules and alveoli, their breasts are much smaller than women's. Also, because men's breast tissue is weaker, once a breast tumor is discovered, it can easily spread outward and will not take 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 breast cancer patients in the early stages, although the tumor is very small and difficult to detect, breast X-ray examination is very effective and common. However, men rarely take this common examination method, which is why male breast tumors are often overlooked.

What are the danger signs?

When a small foreign object appears in a man's breast, it is easy to detect, so compared to women, men are more likely to discover problems early through their own observation. When a man's breasts show the following symptoms, he should go to the hospital for further examination as soon as possible.

⒈ 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.

⒉ 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.

⒊Swallowed 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.

How can men 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 various changes in the breasts. If you experience local pain and tenderness, a painless lump with unclear boundaries, a retracted nipple, or secretions, 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.

What factors cause male breast cancer?

There is still no clear explanation for the cause of breast cancer. It is only found that it is mainly related to increased estrogen levels. Some congenital or acquired diseases that affect male hormones can induce male breast cancer.

⒈Genetic 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.

⒉ When treating male diseases such as prostate disease, 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.

⒊ Liver disease Liver problems may also lead to the occurrence of 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.

⒋ 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. Regular exercise and maintaining a healthy weight can reduce your risk of many diseases and cancer.

5. Radiation: Like other cancer-causing factors, 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.

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 enlarge, accompanied by local pain and swelling, and X-rays will show the distribution of glandular tissue.

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 avoid eating spicy and irritating foods.