Lisa Bell, Know Your Numbers
When it comes to breast cancer, we usually think of women. But it is deadly for men, too.
Breast cancer kills about 470 men every year.
Here are a few things guys can keep in mind when it comes to their risk for breast cancer.
For men, family history is just as key as it is for women. Breast cancer in male or female relatives is a risk factor.
Liver disease -- severe trouble like cirrhosis -- can elevate a male's level of female hormones.
As for most cancers, advancing age is another factor -- the average age of a man diagnosed with breast cancer is between 60 and 70.
Those are just a few of the risk factors so, just like a woman, men should talk to their doctors.