If there are changes in this private part of the male body, it may be cancer!

When it comes to breast cancer, the first reaction is that it is a disease exclusive to women. In fact, gay men can also get it, and once men get breast cancer, it will be more dangerous:

The mortality rate for male breast cancer is 19% higher than that for female patients.

Once a man is infected, the disease progresses very quickly and by the time it is discovered, it is often in the middle or late stages.

This happened to a man from Guangdong: he had a small wound on his chest but didn't take it seriously. Only 10 months later, the wound had broken to more than half the size of his palm. He went to the hospital for a checkup and was diagnosed with breast cancer, which had progressed to the local advanced stage and had extensively invaded the right chest wall skin, muscles and ribs. Fortunately, the man's tumor shrank after chemotherapy, and he was finally saved after surgery.

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Why is breast cancer more dangerous and progresses faster in men? What symptoms may indicate breast cancer? How can you check yourself at home? The following are some useful tips, so hurry up and read them!

First, let us understand the breast. As one of the "factory configurations" of humans, both men and women have it. Although men's breasts are not as fully developed as women's, they have all the necessary blood vessels, nerves, and mammary tissues. Therefore, men cannot escape breast cancer, which occurs in the breast tissue.

According to data released by the National Cancer Center and the Disease Prevention and Control Bureau of the Ministry of Health, one in every 100 breast cancer patients is a male.

The reason why the disease progresses faster in men is that the breast tissue in men is relatively weak, and the lesions of breast cancer are mostly located in the central area, which is prone to lymph node and blood metastasis. Once the disease occurs, it will progress rapidly and spread to other parts and organs of the body. This leads to a worse overall prognosis for men than for women.

At the same time, because breast cancer has no particularly obvious symptoms in the early stage, no pain or itching, and chest pain symptoms only appear in the advanced and late stages. Men generally don’t pay too much attention to their chests. Even if they feel uncomfortable, they will not associate it with breast cancer. By the time they find that the problem is serious, it may have progressed to the middle and late stages, and it is easy to miss the best time for treatment.

Therefore, the key to changing the situation of “discovery in the middle and late stages” is: early detection and early treatment!

In fact, because gay men’s breasts are very small, it is easy to feel or touch anything unusual or foreign:

👉A painless lump in the breast that is hard, has unclear boundaries, poor mobility, and has an uneven surface;

👉Nipple discharge or bleeding, redness and swelling;

👉Nipple or local skin depression, change in appearance, ulceration, wrinkling or thickening;

👉Swollen lymph nodes can be felt under the armpits.

👉In addition, enlarged breasts may also indicate breast cancer.

In addition to the symptoms, male friends with the following conditions should also be alert:

👉There is a breast cancer patient in the direct relative: About 1/5 of male breast cancer patients have relatives suffering from the disease.

👉Long -term lack of exercise and abnormal obesity: Exercise can reduce the probability of breast cancer in men, while being overweight in middle age will significantly increase the chance of breast cancer.

👉People with insufficient androgen secretion caused by long-term use of estrogen**: If estrogen is maintained at a high level for a long time, the breast may have lesions and increase the risk of breast cells turning into tumor cells.

👉Testicular or liver disease causes a decrease in androgen levels and an increase in estrogen in the body, increasing the risk of cancer.

Therefore, if you have the above high-risk factors, you should pay more attention to changes in your breasts and check yourself at home regularly, especially between the breasts and areola. If you find nodules, swelling, pain and other symptoms, don't be embarrassed and seek medical attention in time!

Self-examination scope

Includes bilateral breasts and bilateral axillae.

Visual examination

Observe whether there are any changes in the shape of the breast, such as whether the breast skin has orange peel-like changes, redness or swelling, etc.; whether the nipple is inverted.

palpation

Palpation should be done by pressing down in a clockwise or counterclockwise direction, avoiding pinching the breast: feel the breast for lumps.

These self-examination methods and comparison symptoms can help us discover some breast diseases, but due to incorrect techniques or insufficient knowledge, the possibility of missing the disease is also high. Therefore, if you feel something is wrong, it is best to go to the hospital for a check-up! !

Source: Doctor Youlai