Stage 1 Early Stage Male Breast Cancer Symptoms
Surgery is the most common initial treatment for male breast cancer.
Stage 1 early stage male breast cancer symptoms. With chemotherapy radiation and numerous surgeries i ve been cancer free for six. The stage extent of your breast cancer is an important factor in making decisions about your treatment options. Stage 1 can be divided into stage 1a and stage 1b. For this reason male breast cancer is often diagnosed at a later stage.
A lump or swelling which is often but not always painless. Stage 1 breast cancer is invasive meaning it has started spreading to healthy breast tissue. With some minor variations breast cancer in men is treated the same way as breast cancer in women. Male breast cancer is rare but it does happen.
Stage 1 cancer is subdivided into stages 1a and 1b. At stage 1a the tumor is smaller than 2 centimeters across. Causes of pain and tenderness we often associate. In fact 1 in 870 men will be diagnosed with breast cancer in their lifetime.
Early detection diagnosis and staging signs and symptoms of breast cancer in men possible symptoms of breast cancer to watch for include. Breast cancer is defined as stage 1 when it s evident but confined solely to the area where abnormal cell division began in other words it s growing but hasn t spread. In general the more the breast cancer has spread the more treatment you will likely need. Other early symptoms may include changes to the size or shape of the breast or nipple discharge from the nipple or a lump under the arm.
Although breast cancer generally shows no symptoms in the early stage timely detection can turn a story of breast cancer into a survivor s tale. Later symptoms depend on where the cancer has spread and. If breast cancer is caught early the chance of being cured is high. After more biopsies i was diagnosed with triple positive stage 1 invasive breast cancer at the age of 37.
But many men delay seeing their doctor when they begin experiencing symptoms. A lump beneath the nipple is the most common clinical symptom of male breast cancer. The breast cancer has been detected in the early stages and can be very effectively treated.