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What is breast cancer in men?

  • Breast cancer is cancer that starts in the breast tissue, which everyone has in their chest.
  • Anyone can get breast cancer. It's rare in men.
  • How serious breast cancer is depends on how big the cancer is, if the cancer has spread, and your general health.
  • Sometimes breast cancer can spread to another part to the body, this is called secondary breast cancer.

There's separate information about breast cancer in women.

Page last reviewed: 24 March 2024
Next review due: 24 March 2027