Key Points
➤ Male breast cancer is a rare disease representing less than 1% of all
breast carcinomas diagnosed in the United States each year.
➤ In 2019, an estimated 2,670 new cases of breast cancer will be
diagnosed among men in the United States, and about 500 men will
die from breast cancer.
➤ The lifetime risk of breast cancer is about 1:1000 for a man, whereas
it is approximately 1:8 for a woman.
➤ There are substantial knowledge gaps concerning the optimal
management of breast cancer in men.
➤ To date, approaches to treating men with breast cancer have been
extrapolated largely from research conducted in women with breast
cancer.
