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Filed under: Breast CancerMen who have tender lumps in their breasts are probably suffering from gynecomastia, a benign breast enlargement that usually involves both breasts, but they should still be evaluated by their doctor because they could have breast cancer. About 2,000 men will be diagnosed with the disease this year. Once diagnosed, men are more likely than women to die from breast cancer. Many times men will have prominent breasts simply because they are overweight. But, true gynecomastia is caused by an enlargement of glandular tissues in the breast, not excess fat. This tissue is concentrated under the nipple, but fat is spread around the whole breast. About one-third of all teenage boys will show some breast enlargement during puberty, but less than one percent of men will notice this in adulthood. The most common reasons the disease develops includes medication or liver disease. Another common cause is running. Those who compete in marathons often get pain or tenderness in one or both nipple because of the irritation from the runner's shirt rubbing against the nipple. Check AOL Health for more breast cancer information.Permalink | Email this | Comments

The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has received encouraging results of UK testing on the silicone gel breast implants manufactured by the French company Poly Implant Prosthese (PIP). The tests found no evidence of genotoxicity (potential for cancer) or chemical toxicity of the filler material in the implants...