Breast cancer is very rare for a male but commonly found in a female. Most males and females do not know they have breast cancer until the symptoms are shown. “Breast cancer is cancer that forms in the cells of the breasts.” For a male oozing from the nipple, swelling of the breast, sores, or lumps under the arms. (“Male Breast Cancer”). Females are similar to males, a lump or thickness around the breast, oozing from the …show more content…
BRCA1 and BRCA2 are genetic genes that produce proteins to stable cell material (“BRCA1 And BRCA2”). A study has been proven that an abnormal BRCA1 or BRCA2 occurs in 25% of people (“Experimental Target Therapy”). If the genes fail at producing proteins the cell will develop cancer and not function, as it should. Women with BRCA1 or BRCA2 have an 85% risk of developing breast cancer as well for a male (“Experimental Targeted”). Age is a strong risk factor; women above 50 or a man in between the ages 68-71 can easily develop breast cancer (“Breast Cancer Risk”) (“Male Breast Cancer”). Women and men also can be diagnosed with breast cancer if their relatives have breast cancer. For example, a mother gives birth to her child with breast cancer. There is a leading risk to breast cancer before the child reaches 40 years old (“Breast Cancer Risk Factors and