Men with breast cancer
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Breast cancer doesn’t only affect women; in rare cases men can get it, too. If you are a man diagnosed with breast cancer, you likely have a lot of questions and concerns about your diagnosis, treatment options, and planning for your future.
Here, you will find tailored information and resources to help you understand your diagnosis, treatment options, and family cancer history and genetics, and learn more about reconstruction and how treatment could impact fertility.
Quick Facts
- In 2025, an estimated 2,800 men will be diagnosed with invasive breast cancer in the U.S. (ACS, 2025)
- 510 U.S. men are expected to die from breast cancer in 2025. (ACS, 2025)
- In the U.S., an estimated one in 726 men will develop breast cancer. (ACS, 2025)
- About one in five men with breast cancer have a family history of breast cancer. (ACS, 2018)
- Only about 20% of clinical trials in breast cancer are open to men. This is starting to change, thanks to FDA guidance. (The Oncologist, 2020)
- Black men have higher rates of breast cancer incidence and mortality compared with men in other racial and ethnic groups. (ACS, 2024) (PDF)
- Carrying an inherited BRCA1 or BRCA2 genetic mutation raises the likelihood of developing breast cancer. (CDC, 2024)
- Men with a BRCA1 mutation have a breast cancer risk of about 1% to 5% and men with a BRCA2 mutation have a risk of 5% to 10%. (Basser Center for BRCA, 2024)
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Living Beyond Breast Cancer is a national nonprofit organization that seeks to create a world that understands there is more than one way to have breast cancer. To fulfill its mission of providing trusted information and a community of support to those impacted by the disease, Living Beyond Breast Cancer offers on-demand emotional, practical, and evidence-based content. For over 30 years, the organization has remained committed to creating a culture of acceptance — where sharing the diversity of the lived experience of breast cancer fosters self-advocacy and hope. For more information, learn more about our programs and services.