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NEJM Group offers so many valuable resources for practicing clinicians. Here's what we chose for you today:NEJM Knowledge+ Blog: The American Board of Internal Medicine has been making some … (Source: Physician's First Watch current issue)
Source: Physician's First Watch current issue - July 10, 2015 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
Research finds link between oestrogen levels and male breast cancer
Men with naturally high levels of the female hormone oestrogen may have a greater risk of developing breast cancer, according to research by an international collaboration including Cancer Research UK published today in the Journal of Clinical Oncology. News Medical
(Source: Society for Endocrinology)
Source: Society for Endocrinology - May 14, 2015 Category: Endocrinology Source Type: news
Hormone oestrogen linked to male breast cancer
ConclusionThis study has identified that oestrogen may play a role in the development of breast cancer in men. The study’s strengths include the prospective collection of data, and the relatively large group of cases, given how rare the disease is.One of the main limitations of this type of study is that other factors may influence results. In this study, this risk was minimised by matching controls to cases within each country, and by adjusting for various confounders in the analyses. Despite this, some unmeasured confounders may still have an effect. For example, breast cancer in a first-degree relative (parent or sibl...
Source: NHS News Feed - May 12, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Cancer Source Type: news
Men with high estrogen levels could be at greater risk of breast cancer
Men with naturally high levels of the female hormone estrogen may have a greater risk of developing breast cancer, according to research by an international collaboration. This is the first time a link between estrogen levels in the blood and male breast cancer has been identified, despite its connection to breast, womb and ovarian cancers in women. (Source: ScienceDaily Headlines)
Source: ScienceDaily Headlines - May 11, 2015 Category: Science Source Type: news
Is Genetic Testing for Breast Cancer Right for You?
Susan K. Boolbol, MD
Chief, Division of Breast Surgery
Mount Sinai Beth Israel
For most women, the average risk of developing breast cancer is about 12 percent. However, if you have a mutation on either of the two most common genes associated with breast cancer -- BRCA1 and BRCA2 -- that risk can jump as high as 80 percent. While it's natural to wonder if you might have inherited an abnormal BRCA gene from one of your parents, it's also important to remember that only about 5-10 percent of breast cancers are due to hereditary mutations; the overwhelming majority of women with breast cancer have no family history of the di...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - May 6, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Racial differences in male breast cancer outcomes
While black and white men under age 65 diagnosed with early-stage breast cancer received similar treatment, blacks had a 76 percent higher risk of death than whites, research shows. Male breast cancer is a rare disease, accounting for less than 1% of all cancers in men and approximately 2% of all breast cancers in the United States. Black men have a higher incidence of breast cancer and are more likely to be diagnosed with breast cancer at a younger age than their white counterparts. (Source: ScienceDaily Headlines)
Source: ScienceDaily Headlines - May 4, 2015 Category: Science Source Type: news
Male and female breast cancers are not identical
(European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer) Results of the EORTC10085/TBCRC/BIG/NABCG International Male Breast Cancer Program conducted in both Europe and in the United States and presented at the 2014 San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium found significant improvement in survival for men with breast cancer, but this improvement was not as good as that observed for women. The study, which included 1822 men treated for breast cancer between 1990 and 2010, provides much needed information about the clinical and biological characteristics of male breast cancer. (Source: EurekAlert! - Cancer)
Source: EurekAlert! - Cancer - December 12, 2014 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: news
Male Breast Cancer Is Different
Men's tumor types differ; survival is increasing but not as much as for women, study finds
Source: HealthDay
Related MedlinePlus Pages: Male Breast Cancer, Men's Health (Source: MedlinePlus Health News)
Source: MedlinePlus Health News - December 9, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Male Breast Cancer Is Different
Title: Male Breast Cancer Is DifferentCategory: Health NewsCreated: 12/9/2014 12:00:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 12/9/2014 12:00:00 AM (Source: MedicineNet Cancer General)
Source: MedicineNet Cancer General - December 9, 2014 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: news
Beyonce ’ s Dad Puts Spotlight on Male Breast Cancer
(Source: The Doctors Lounge - Oncology)
Source: The Doctors Lounge - Oncology - November 11, 2014 Category: Cancer & Oncology Tags: Oncology, Reproductive Medicine, News, Source Type: news
How to Do a Male Breast Self Exam
Men who are a high risk for developing male breast cancer need to know how to perform a monthly male breast self exam (MBSE). This is a form of early detection that save your life. Learn how to do a male breast self exam. (Source: About.com Breast Cancer)
Source: About.com Breast Cancer - May 1, 2014 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: breastcancer.guide at about.com Tags: health Source Type: news
Male Breast Self Exam
Men who are a high risk for developing male breast cancer need to know how to perform a monthly male breast self exam (MBSE). This is a form of early detection that save your life. Learn how to do a male breast self exam. (Source: About.com Breast Cancer)
Source: About.com Breast Cancer - December 2, 2013 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: breastcancer.guide at about.com Tags: health Source Type: news
In male breast cancer treatment study shows more mastectomy, less radiation than in female disease
University of Colorado Cancer Center researchers used data from 4,276 cases of male breast cancer and 718,587 cases of female breast cancer to show that the disease is treated differently in men than in women. Specifically, male breast cancer is treated with mastectomy more often than female breast cancer, and in cases in which locally advanced female breast cancer is commonly treated with radiation, the treatment is less used in the male disease. Results are published in this month's issue of the International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology and Physics... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - November 5, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Breast Cancer Source Type: news
Largest ever study of male breast cancer treatment shows more mastectomy, less radiation than in female disease
(University of Colorado Denver) University of Colorado Cancer Center researchers used data from 4,276 cases of male breast cancer and 718,587 cases of female breast cancer to show that the disease is treated differently in men than in women. Specifically, male breast cancer is treated with mastectomy more often than female breast cancer, and in cases in which locally advanced female breast cancer is commonly treated with radiation, the treatment is less used in the male disease. (Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science)
Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science - October 31, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
Is being married 'better than chemo' for cancer?
Conclusion
The findings of this study suggest that the close support often provided by marriage may make a difference to the stage at which cancer is diagnosed, whether it is treated appropriately and whether the patient survives the disease.
However, as the authors point out it had several limitations:
it did not take account of unmarried, cohabiting partners. This group would have been classified as unmarried, yet they might be expected to show similar benefits in cancer outcomes to those who are married – however as the researchers pointed out, as the study mainly involved older American citizens, demographic fac...
Source: NHS News Feed - September 25, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Cancer Lifestyle/exercise Source Type: news
