Breast Cancer in Men
Breast cancer occurs mainly in women, but men can get it, too.
Research Shows
● Many people do not realize that men have breast tissue and that they can develop breast cancer. Cells in nearly any part of the body can become cancer and can spread to other areas.
● Breast cancer in men is not detected until more advanced stages because men dont get screened with mammograms and usually wait until they feel something.
● Cancer in men occurs behind the nipple and feels like a hard marble. The lump may or may not hurt which means the breast cancer may or may not be painful.
Famous African American Men who had Breast Cancer
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Richard Roundtree the actor best known for playing the eponymous role in 1971’s Shaft— the black private dick that’s a sex machine to all the chicks—was diagnosed with breast cancer in 1993.
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Edward Brooke in 1966, became the first African-American elected to the Senate. In September of 2002, Brooke was diagnosed with breast cancer.
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Ernie Green, a fullback with the Cleveland Browns from 1962 to 1968, discovered a lump in his chest in 2005 but was told not to worry by a doctor, due to the rarity of male breast cancer.
