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Men and Breast Cancer Risk
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Men can also develop breast cancer, although it is much less common in men than women. Approximately 1 percent of all breast cancer occurs in men. With hereditary breast cancer, the risk for male breast cancer is estimated to be 6 to 8 percent.
When considering your personal risk for breast cancer, it is important to keep in mind that all of these statistics apply to general populations. There are a number of factors — including environmental and genetic — that determine each individual person's risk for breast cancer.
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