title: Cancer of the male breast.
abstract: Cancer of the male breast is infrequent but not rare. In contrast to women, men are generally older at its onset and present with more advanced cancers. In comparable circumstances, they are probably equally curable with radical surgery. The tumor is sensitive to irradiation and often responds to endocrine ablations, making the latter exceptionally useful for palliation of systemic metastases. Hormones and chemotherapy can also be beneficial.
mesh_terms: D000315:Adrenalectomy; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D002369:Castration; D006728:Hormones / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008408:Mastectomy / Q000379:methods; D008875:Middle Aged; D009362:Neoplasm Metastasis; D009378:Neoplasms, Multiple Primary / Q000175:diagnosis
chemical_list: D000970:Antineoplastic Agents; D006728:Hormones