Breast cancer is among the most common cancers in Argentina and the region and affecting the largest number of people.
Although many people do not know it, men can also suffer of this type of cancer and, even on certain occasions, it becomes much more aggressive in them. The important thing, when finding out that a patient suffers from it, is to perform a genetic test.
How frequent is it
The doctor Ricardo Kirchuk (MN 57991), former director of the Angel Roffo Institute of Oncologyexplained to WELFARE how common is this type of disease and how it has to be treated.
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“It is very rare, it accounts for just 1 percent of all breast cancers out there. It is the cause of the appearance of a tumor or a nodule in the man’s breast that is atrophied ”, explained the specialist.
In addition, the doctor explained that once the diagnosis is known, “you always have to find out the geneticsIt is necessary to see if this patient is a carrier of a BRCA 1 or 2 mutation, because it can make it more aggressive ”.
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“When it is discovered it is much more aggressive than in women. In addition to taking out the atrophied breast, they end up giving hormones, such as tamoxifen, ”he said about the disease before the consultation.
Regarding the check-ups in men, the specialist explained that “it is not recommended. Simply, if there is a history of the gene in the family, in that case it is recommended that a man be tested for predisposition before he develops breast cancer. You can also lead to cancer of the prostate, pancreas, or melanoma”.
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