Female Versus Male Breast Cancers: What’s the Difference?

Despite how they look on the outside, the build of women’s and men’s breasts are more similar than most people think. The human breasts of both biological sexes contain fatty tissue, breast cells, ducts, and nipples. Both sexes also share a few of the same risk factors for breast cancer. Men and women can have inherited mutations in their BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes, which can increase cancer risk. And, whether born male or female, both sexes generate the hormone estrogen, which, at certain levels, may raise breast cancer risk.

So, why do fewer men get breast cancer?

Less than 1 percent …read more