Mangaluru: Stable lifestyle, supported by factors such as obesity, excessive alcohol intake, and smoking has caused an increase in breast cancer cases at a younger age.
Dr Harish E, consultants, surgical oncology, KMC Hospital, Mangaluru have observed a slow increase in breast cancer cases among men.
He told Tii: “Even though the incidence of breast cancer is rare in men compared to women, we see at least two cases per year.
Breast cancer attacks men when cancer cells form in men’s breast tissue.
About 10 years ago, breast cancer is seen in men 50-70 years old now has dropped to 40-50 years.
” Of the 140 breast cancer cases that have been operated by Dr Harish last year, two are men’s breasts.
Cases.
However, the ratio in such a way that of a total of 100 patients 99 From them is a woman and the only one is a man.
However, from this, 60-70% of men diagnosed with breast cancer are in the continuation of cancer – the third or final stage.
This is because the cancer cells in men spread aggressively when compared With women and often ignoring symptoms such as bumps and ulcers.
These symptoms then advance to become back pain, jaundice, and shortness of breath.
p Ria with a breast cancer history in the family, men with gynecomastia have a much higher chance to get breast cancer, Dr.
Harish added.
Dr.
Krithika Murugan, a consultant of surgical oncologist, HCG Cancer Hospital, Bengaluru said: “Even though the incidence of male breast cancer is less than one percent, the cause is more or less the same as women’s breast cancer but it becomes important to be tested.
Gene mutations, especially genes The famous BRCA.
Also, since the pandemic, we noticed that the size and stage of the tumor were more advanced on the presentation that could be caused by a delayed hospital visit.
We are studying the effect of pandemic about the presentation and treatment of cancer among our patient group, “he added.