Men carry breast cancer genes, too
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/health/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071215/ap_on_he_me/male_breast_cancer"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/rids/20071210/i/r2126624541.jpg?x=101&y=130&sig=cAdJYNJwlkoalGMeaKFurw--" align="left" height="130" width="101" alt="An illustration released by New York's Columbia University Medical Center on December 9, 20007. Mutations in the BRCA1 breast cancer gene appear to be linked with the loss of a protein important for putting the brakes on cell growth, a finding that could lead to new therapies, researchers said on Sunday. REUTERS/Handout" border="0" /></a>AP - Doctors are encouraging a new group of people to consider getting tested for genes that raise the risk of breast cancer: men. Male relatives of women with such genes often do not realize that they, too, may carry them, and face greater odds of developing male breast cancer, as well as prostate, pancreatic and skin cancer, new research suggests.</p><br clear="all"/>

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