Montel William's once stated that he was diagnosed with breast cancer. How often do men get breast cancer?

Question: Montel Williams was mis-diagnosed with breast cancer. But do men get breast cancer? What are the rates?

Answer: Any age, male or female can have breast cancer as either a primary site or secondary site. The reason is because everyone has breast tissue . . women just have more and so are more likely to get breast cancer than men or children. It's rare, but it happens. Actor, Richard Roundtree of Shaft, had male breast cancer: http://www.usatoday.com/news/health/spotlight/2001-09-18-roundtree-cancer.htm Medline Plus: Male Breast Cancer http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/malebreastcancer.html NCI: Male Breast Cancer Treatment http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/pdq/treatment/malebreast/Patient John W Nick Foundation http://www.johnwnickfoundation.org/index.html

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