Men With Breast Cancer at High Risk of Second Tumor

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The findings could have a very practical application in terms of screening, she said. Her group has been collecting family histories of men with breast cancer, in collaboration with British researchers.

"We definitely do see an association between breast cancer in men and an increased risk of being a carrier of a cancer-related gene," Anton-Culver said. That relationship indicates that a screening program looking at close relatives of men with breast cancer could help with the early detection of malignancies, she said.

"Once you have a man with breast cancer, you have a great target for screening," Anton-Culver said.

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For more on male breast cancer, go to the U.S. National Library of Medicine.

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