• Question: why do only females get breast cancer because some men have man boobs is it something to do with your genes?

    Asked by meg97 to Pete, Rebecca, SallyB, Sally, Sian on 18 Jun 2010 in Categories: .
    • Photo: Rebecca Randell

      Rebecca Randell answered on 17 Jun 2010:

      I wouldn’t quote me on this but i think men can also get breast cancer but it is more common in women because they have more tissue there.

    • Photo: Peter Styring

      Peter Styring answered on 17 Jun 2010:

      men do get breast cancer, but it’s often undiagnosed and untreated. Check the web, there are loads of examples. And it’s nothing to do with man boobs, those are just fatty deposits.

    • Photo: Sally Fenton

      Sally Fenton answered on 17 Jun 2010:

      They don’t men can get it aswell although this is very rare! all people can get breast cancer because all people have breast tissue. It is in this breast tissue that the cancer cells grow.

    • Photo: Sally Barber

      Sally Barber answered on 18 Jun 2010:

      Men can get breast cancer too. It isn’t as common though.

    • Photo: Sian Lawson

      Sian Lawson answered on 18 Jun 2010:

      I think the difference is how often men and women get breast cancer is hormonal, which you are right, comes down to the genes.

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