PubMed, the Internet portal of biomedical and life sciences literature, indexed an interesting article, entitled Breast cancer in males: a PGIMER experience (J Cancer Res Ther. 2005 Jan-Mar;1(1):31-3). Authors are Rai B Ghoshal S Sharma SC et al., from the Department of Radiotherapy, Post Grade Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India. Male breast cancer is a rare disease representing 1% of all breast cancers and less than 1% of all cancers in men.The aim of the study was to observe the clinical and pathological features, evaluate the prognostic factors and to co-relate the outcome in patients of male breast cancer. Modified radical mastectomy followed by external radiation therapy is the standard treatment for male breast cancer. Hormone therapy, as an adjuvant treatment, is the first line approach in a majority of patients and chemotherapy is reserved for patients with poor prognostic factors. To access the full abstract of the article, click here.
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