High Mortality in the Male Breast Cancer Community: A Report on Its Drivers and a Demand for Change in Healthcare Policy
Srikavya Pasumarthy, Peggy Miller, Cheri Ambrose, Patricia Washburn, Lopamudra Das Roy · 2025
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Srikavya Pasumarthy and four co-authors report on why breast cancer in men so often proves fatal, and demand policy change. Their report appeared in twenty twenty-five. The cancer is rare in men, and that rarity hides its toll.
The team surveyed one hundred twenty-two patients and families through United States advocacy groups. Most tumors were slow-growing types, grades one or two. Yet sixty-eight percent of the men were diagnosed at stage four, the latest stage. The authors blame late detection, fed by low awareness, gender bias, and stigma. They argue that screening habits built only around women miss men entirely. Their call is for protocols that catch the disease early in men too.
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| CREATOR | Srikavya Pasumarthy, Peggy Miller, Cheri Ambrose, Patricia Washburn, Lopamudra Das Roy |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2025 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 19 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |