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Can male patients suffer from breast cancer? Is the treatment the same as in the female patients? Discuss your thoughts on the possible emotional reactions between male vs female patients? 230/250 word discussion
Breast cancer starts, when cells in the breast begin to grow out of control. Breast cancer occurs mainly in women, but men can also get it. Many people do not know that men have breast tissue they can also develop breast cancer.
Until puberty young boys and girls have a small amount of breast tissue consists few ducts, located under the nipple and areola. At puberty, girls breast ducts grow by the action of female hormones. But in males, they have low levels of female hormones so that their breast tissue doesnt grow much.
Men can also have some benign breast disorders. Gynecomastia .in this the breast tissues of men increases .it can appear as a button like or disk like structure under the areola.also adeno carcinoma, sarcoma can occur in mens.
Treatment is often same in breast cancer .surgery is the first type of treatment .the type of surgery is depends upon the severity of the cancer. Surgery is usually followed by chemotherapy or radiotherapy
If a women has breast cancer, she use to sad and depressed most of the times because according to female, breast is an important sexual organ at the same time breast plays an important role in her baby feeling and growth. Because of thease thoughts she may loose her mental strength .
In case of men, he may embarrass with this. With proper treatment they can achieve their health back. Early direction will help for this to some extent.