Raising Awareness of male breast cancer
October is breast cancer awareness month. Why should this interest men?
Well, contrary to popular belief, breast cancer can occur in men too – although the numbers affected are a great deal lower; one in 300 men in the UK at some point in their lives compared to one in nine women.
However, the incidence of breast cancer among men is also increasing. Between 1973 and 1998, it increased by 26 per cent.
What is particularly worrying is that men tend to have larger tumours which have spread further by the time they seek help.
For more information on how to prevent or overcome breast cancer see the Vegetarian and Vegan Foundation’s breast cancer guide A Fighting Chance www.vegetarian.org.uk/campaigns/breastcancer
; one in 300 men in the UK at some point in their lives compared to one in nine women.
However, the incidence of breast cancer among men is also increasing. Between 1973 and 1998, it increased by 26 per cent.
What is particularly worrying is that men tend to have larger tumours which have spread further by the time they seek help.
For more information on how to prevent or overcome breast cancer see the Vegetarian and Vegan Foundation’s breast cancer guide A Fighting Chance www.vegetarian.org.uk/campaigns/breastcancer
About the author
Dr. Justine Butler
Justine joined Viva! in 2005 after graduating from Bristol University with a PhD in molecular biology. After working as a campaigner, then researcher and writer, she is now Viva!’s head of research and her work focuses on animals, the environment and health. Justine’s scientific training helps her research and write both in-depth scientific reports, such as White Lies and the Meat Report, as well as easy-to-read factsheets and myth-busting articles for consumer magazines and updates on the latest research. Justine also recently wrote the Vegan for the Planet guide for Viva!’s Vegan Now campaign.
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