I had my 2 yearly squish today which got me thinking.
why is breast cancer so much more prevalent in women then men?
It can’t be the amount of fat (ie size) cos any size boobies can get cancer.
I’m guessing theres something hormonal happening, seeing as you have scans every two years after age 50 which is prolly post menopausal for most women.

my husband was just saying that theres a prediction that prostate and testicular cancers will rise and overtake incidences of breast cancer. Probably because women are taught and reinforced to check their breasts monthly and a doctor check once a year.

are boys and men being taught how to check their testicles? is the incidence of these male cancers higher in older men and if so, then is it also hormone related?

thanks

I don’t know the figures, but I suspect breast cancer is just as prevalent in men, but they probably don’t talk about it as openly as women.

Skeptic Pete said:

I don’t know the figures, but I suspect breast cancer is just as prevalent in men, but they probably don’t talk about it as openly as women.

No.

Breast cancer in men is rare, accounting for less than 1% of all cancers in men, and less than 1% of all breast cancers. From here

Skeptic Pete said:

I don’t know the figures, but I suspect breast cancer is just as prevalent in men, but they probably don’t talk about it as openly as women.

I imagine it depends on how much actual breast tissue a particular man has.

Ref:

http://canceraustralia.gov.au/affected-cancer/cancer-types/breast-cancer/breast-cancer-statistics

Well I guess I won’t be viewing the lunar eclipse then :-(

From that same link:
Why do men get breast cancer?

Like women, men have breast tissue, although in smaller amounts. This means that men can develop breast cancer, although it is not common. The risk of a man being diagnosed with breast cancer before the age of 75 is one in 1,258. The risk of a woman being diagnosed with breast cancer before the age of 85 is one in eight.

There are a number of factors that increase a man’s risk of developing breast cancer:

Age – a man’s risk of developing breast cancer increases with age
A known BRCA1 or BRCA2 gene mutation or a strong family history
Higher oestrogen levels (caused by obesity, long-term liver conditions, or some genetic conditions such as Klinefelter’s syndrome)
Past radiotherapy treatment particularly of the chest area.

Skeptic Pete said:

Well I guess I won’t be viewing the lunar eclipse then :-(

What’s that got to do with breast cancer?

Oestrogen.

, some kind of analogous temporal cycle,

thanks DA. Ima do some research on breast tissue

Hussey.

Woops, that wasn’t meant for here.