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    Male breast cancer is much rarer than female breast cancer, occurring at rates that are 100 times less for white men and 70 times less for black men compared to women. However, male breast cancer is as serious as female breast cancer, with the same symptoms. Breast cancer stages are determined based on tumor size and spread, ranging from Stage 0 (noninvasive) to Stage 3 (spread to nearby tissue or lymph nodes) and Stage 4 (metastatic spread to distant organs). Higher stages indicate larger tumor size and greater spread.

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    Male breast cancer is much rarer than female breast cancer, occurring at rates that are 100 times less for white men and 70 times less for black men compared to women. However, male breast cancer is as serious as female breast cancer, with the same symptoms. Breast cancer stages are determined based on tumor size and spread, ranging from Stage 0 (noninvasive) to Stage 3 (spread to nearby tissue or lymph nodes) and Stage 4 (metastatic spread to distant organs). Higher stages indicate larger tumor size and greater spread.

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    Male breast cancer is much rarer than female breast cancer, occurring at rates that are 100 times less for white men and 70 times less for black men compared to women. However, male breast cancer is as serious as female breast cancer, with the same symptoms. Breast cancer stages are determined based on tumor size and spread, ranging from Stage 0 (noninvasive) to Stage 3 (spread to nearby tissue or lymph nodes) and Stage 4 (metastatic spread to distant organs). Higher stages indicate larger tumor size and greater spread.

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    Male breast cancer is much rarer than female breast cancer, occurring at rates that are 100 times less for white men and 70 times less for black men compared to women. However, male breast cancer is as serious as female breast cancer, with the same symptoms. Breast cancer stages are determined based on tumor size and spread, ranging from Stage 0 (noninvasive) to Stage 3 (spread to nearby tissue or lymph nodes) and Stage 4 (metastatic spread to distant organs). Higher stages indicate larger tumor size and greater spread.

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    Male breast cancer

    Although they generally have less of it, men have breast tissue just like women do. Men
    can get breast cancer too, but it’s much rarer. According to the American Cancer
    Society (ACS), breast cancer is 100 times less common in white men than in white
    women, and 70 times less common in black men than in black women.

    That said, the breast cancer that men get is just as serious as the breast cancer women
    get. It also has the same symptoms. Read more about breast cancer in men and the
    symptoms to watch for.

    Breast cancer pictures


    Breast cancer can cause a range of symptoms, and these symptoms can appear
    differently in different people.

    If you’re concerned about a spot or change in your breast, it can be helpful to know what
    breast problems that are actually cancer look like. Learn more about breast cancer
    symptoms, and see pictures of what they can look like.

    Breast cancer stages


    Breast cancer can be divided into stages based on how large the tumor or tumors are
    and how much it has spread. Cancers that are large and/or have invaded nearby tissues
    or organs are at a higher stage than cancers that are small and/or still contained in the
    breast. In order to stage a breast cancer, doctors need to know:

     if the cancer is invasive or noninvasive


     how large the tumor is
     whether the lymph nodes are involved
     if the cancer has spread to nearby tissue or organs

    Breast cancer has five main stages: stages 0 to 5.

    Stage 0 breast cancer

    Stage 0 is DCIS. Cancer cells in DCIS remain confined to the ducts in the breast and
    have not spread into nearby tissue.
    Stage 1 breast cancer
     Stage 1A: The primary tumor is 2 centimeters wide or less and the lymph nodes
    are not affected.
     Stage 1B: Cancer is found in nearby lymph nodes, and either there is no tumor in
    the breast, or the tumor is smaller than 2 cm.

    Stage 2 breast cancer


     Stage 2A: The tumor is smaller than 2 cm and has spread to 1–3 nearby lymph
    nodes, or it’s between 2 and 5 cm and hasn’t spread to any lymph nodes.
     Stage 2B: The tumor is between 2 and 5 cm and has spread to 1–3 axillary
    (armpit) lymph nodes, or it’s larger than 5 cm and hasn’t spread to any lymph
    nodes.

    Stage 3 breast cancer


     Stage 3A:

    o The cancer has spread to 4–9 axillary lymph nodes or has enlarged the
    internal mammary lymph nodes, and the primary tumor can be any size.
    o Tumors are greater than 5 cm and the cancer has spread to 1–3 axillary
    lymph nodes or any breastbone nodes.

     Stage 3B: A tumor has invaded the chest wall or skin and may or may not have
    invaded up to 9 lymph nodes.
     Stage 3C: Cancer is found in 10 or more axillary lymph nodes, lymph nodes near
    the collarbone, or internal mammary nodes.

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