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What is the most important information I should know about using Soltamox to reduce the chance of getting breast cancer?

Soltamox (tamoxifen citrate) is a prescription medicine that is like estrogen (female hormone) in some ways and different in other ways. In the...

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What don't we know about taking Soltamox to reduce the chance of getting breast cancer?

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How can Soltamox lower the chance of getting breast cancer in high-risk women and in women treated for DCIS?

A large U.S. study looked at high-risk women and compared the ones who took tamoxifen (Soltamox) for five years with others who took a pill without...

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What are the different types of male breast cancer?

The most common type of male breast cancer is infiltrating ductal carcinoma, which is also a common type of breast cancer in women. Ductal carcinoma...

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What is the outcome (prognosis) of male breast cancer?

The prognosis of a man with breast cancer is considered similar to breast cancer in a woman. Overall survival rates for each tumor stage are similar...

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How is male breast cancer treated?

Like breast cancer in women, treatment depends upon the stage of the cancer and the overall physical condition of the patient. Treatments are the...

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What is male breast cancer?

Men possess a small amount of nonfunctioning breast tissue (breast tissue that cannot produce milk) that is concentrated in the area directly behind...

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How is male breast cancer diagnosed?

Diagnosis of breast cancer requires identifying cancer cells in tissue specimens obtained by biopsy. Since men have little breast tissue, cancers in...

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How common is male breast cancer?

Male breast cancer is a rare condition, accounting for about 1% of all breast cancers. Breast cancer is 100 times more common in women than in men...

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What are causes and risk factors of male breast cancer?

As with cancer of the female breast, the cause of cancer of the male breast has not been fully characterized, but both environmental influences and...

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What are the signs and symptoms of male breast cancer?

The most common symptom of breast cancer in men is finding a firm, non-painful mass located just below the nipple. The average size of breast cancer...

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What is staging of male breast cancer?

Staging is carried out to determine the extent to which a cancer has spread within the body. Staging of breast cancer in men is carried out...

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What don't we know about taking Nolvadex to reduce the chance of getting breast cancer?

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