Who gets affected by breast cancer
Back to Health A to Z. Read more about the symptoms of breast cancer in men. It's very unlikely you have cancer, but it's best to get your symptoms checked. If you do not have symptoms but have a clear family history of breast cancer, your GP may refer you to a genetic specialist to discuss your risk of getting it.


Are You Having Breast Cancer Pain?
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What Is Breast Cancer? | CDC
Based on current incidence rates, This estimate means that, if the current incidence rate stays the same, a woman born today has about a 1 in 8 chance of being diagnosed with breast cancer at some time during her life. On the other hand, the chance that she will never have breast cancer is For men born in the United States today, the lifetime risk of breast cancer is 0. This means that a man born today has about a 1 in chance of being diagnosed with breast cancer at some time during his life. Many women are more interested in the risk of being diagnosed with breast cancer at specific ages or over specific time periods than in the risk of being diagnosed at some point during their lifetime. Estimates by decade of life are also less affected by changes in incidence and mortality rates than longer-term estimates.



African American Women and Breast Cancer
If you have breast pain, what are the chances it's cancer? What types of breast cancers are more likely to be painful? Learn about about how often breast cancer is painful contrary to popular opinion, painful lumps can be cancer , and whether pain may increase your risk of breast cancer in the future. Breast pain is usually not a sign of breast cancer.





Breast cancer is when abnormal cells in the breast begin to grow and divide in an uncontrolled way and eventually form a growth tumour. Breast cancer starts in the breast tissue, most commonly in the cells that line the milk ducts of the breast. It is the most common cancer in the UK. It mainly affects women, but men can get it too.
