Submitted by DonnaH on Mon, 06/15/2009 - 07:12
Male Breast Cancer
From Wikipedia (they combine all breast cancers into one categoary):
Breast cancer is a cancer that starts in the cells of the breast. Worldwide, breast cancer is the second most common type of cancer after lung cancer (10.4% of all cancer incidence, both sexes counted)[1] and the fifth most common cause of cancer death.[2] In 2004, breast cancer caused 519,000 deaths worldwide (7% of cancer deaths; almost 1% of all deaths).[2]
Breast cancer is about 100 times as frequent among women as among men, but survival rates are equal in both sexes.[3][4][5]
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The Mayo Clinic takes an indepth look at this under-recognized cancer.
http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/male-breast-cancer/DS00661
Medline Plus (National Institute of Health) and the National Cancer Institute are both outstanding resources for all kinds of cancers.
http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/pdq/treatment/malebreast/Patient
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/malebreastcancer.html
The American Cancer Society's detailed look at this disease.
http://www.cancer.org/docroot/CRI/content/CRI_2_4_1X_What_is_male_breast...
This page from eMedicine has general information provided by a doctor of radiology.
http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/345979-overview
Cancer Index has a good set of informational links available.
http://www.cancerindex.org/clinks3m.htm
Medicinenet has a detailed section devoted to this disease.
http://www.medicinenet.com/male_breast_cancer/article.htm
Cancer.net is an oncologist approved resource. Extremely detailed.
http://www.cancer.net/patient/Cancer+Types/Breast+Cancer+-+Male
Oncolink (University of Pennsylvania) provides a great resource for cancer patients.
http://www.oncolink.com/
http://www.oncolink.com/types/article.cfm?c=3&s=5&ss=33&id=8320
About.com looks at this cancer.
http://breastcancer.about.com/od/types/p/male_breast_ca.htm
This is the link to the cancer pages at MD Anderson. While they've not separated out male breast cancer, this is a great resource. You can also browse their clinical trials.
http://www.mdanderson.org/patient-and-cancer-information/index.html
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Foundations, Blogs, Forums, Email lists, Videos, Podcasts
John W. Nick Foundation: a group dedicated to male breast cancer awareness
http://www.johnwnickfoundation.org/index.html
Network of Strength is a website offering support through message boards and individual contact with a male breast cancer survivor.
http://www.networkofstrength.org/information/diagnosis/types/male.php
Wordpress blogs devoted to MBC
http://en.wordpress.com/tag/male-breast-cancer/
WebMD has a video available from a male breast cancer survivor.
http://www.webmd.com/video/male-breast-cancer
A Zazzle store for male breast cancer advocacy items.
http://www.zazzle.com/male+breast+cancer+advocacy+gifts
ACOR (Association of Cancer Online Resources) has a small mailing list available off listserv
http://www.acor.org/search.html?searchcrit=male+breast+cancer&where=mlist
While Cancer Compass doesn't have a MBC specific message board, there might well be some information in their breast cancer index.
http://www.cancercompass.com/message-board/cancers/1,0,119.htm
YouTube is another source of information. Type "male breast cancer" in the search box for results. Some of the vidoes are from the Mayo Clinic, MBC survivors and instructional videos on self-exams.
http://www.youtube.com/
Blog For A Cure has several bloggers talking about MBC. This is also a good site if you'd like to start your own blog on the subject.
http://www.blogforacure.com/index.php
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Normally I have a decent number of books available from Amazon, but since this cancer is so under-reported, there just aren't many resources available for purchase. Some of the websites I listed above, however, have booklets and .pdfs available for download.
The Official Patient's Sourcebook on Male Breast Cancer: A Revised and Updated Directory for the Internet Age (Paperback)
by Icon Health Publications (Author)
The Official Patient's Sourcebook on Male Breast Cancer
Men's Cancers: How to Prevent Them, How to Treat Them, How to Beat Them (Paperback)
by RN Pamela J. Haylock (Author)
Men's Cancers: How to Prevent Them, How to Treat Them, How to Beat Them (Paperback)
The Cancer Guide for Men (Overcoming Common Problems Series) (Paperback)
by Neil Priddy (Author), Helen Beare (Author)
The Cancer Guide for Men (Overcoming Common Problems Series) (Paperback)
(While this book is aimed at women, it does have a very good rating on Amazon and appears to cover many areas that are not gender specific.)
Breast Cancer Survival Manual, Fourth Edition: A Step-by-Step Guide for the Woman With Newly Diagnosed Breast Cancer (Paperback)
by John Link
Breast Cancer Survival Manual, Fourth Edition
