MedWorm provides a medical RSS filtering service. Over 6000 RSS medical sources are combined and output via different filters. This feed contains the latest medical blog items that have been tagged with 'gynecomastia'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:51:35 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4249061&cid=t_322401_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fabout-male-breast-cancer-gynecomastia-and-testing%2F2010.12.10 Most medical centers routinely perform or require that breast tissue be sent to pathology for histologic examination.  The authors of the article (referenced below) question whether this is useful when the breast tissue excised comes from an adolescent male with gynecomastia considering the benign nature of the condition. Furthermore, the authors point out male breast cancer is rare and when it does occur it is most often in older males, not adolescent males: In 2009, there were an estimated 1,910 new cases and 440 deaths related to male breast cancer, accounting for just 0.25% and 0.15% of all new cases of cancer and cancer deaths for males in the entire United States, respectively, with historical cohorts demonstrating that the peak incidence of male breast cancer occurs at approximatel... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4249061 Fri, 10 Dec 2010 13:00:00 +0100 4249061 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4241752&cid=t_322401_106_f&fid=36682&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FSutureForALiving%2F%7E3%2FNVOoknPDUQQ%2Fgynecomastia-is-pathologic-examination.html Most medical centers routinely perform or require that breast tissue be sent to pathology for histologic examination.  The authors of the article (referenced below) question whether this is useful when the breast tissue excised comes from an adolescent male with gynecomastia considering the benign nature of the condition. Furthermore, the authors point out male breast cancer is rare and when it does occur it is most often in older males, not adolescent males. In 2009, there were an estimated 1,910 new cases and 440 deaths related to male breast cancer, accounting for just 0.25% and 0.15% of all new cases of cancer and cancer deaths for males in the entire United States, respectively, with historical cohorts demonstrating that the peak incidence of male breast cancer occurs at approx... Suture for a Living blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4241752 Wed, 08 Dec 2010 12:14:01 +0100 4241752 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3515300&cid=t_322401_87_f&fid=34865&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thecancerblog.com%2F2010%2F04%2F29%2Fbreast-lumps-in-men-are-they-dangerous%2F 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 no... The Cancer Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3515300 Wed, 28 Apr 2010 23:00:00 +0100 3515300 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3156570&cid=t_322401_123_f&fid=39037&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblogs.drgreene.com%2Fblog%2F2010%2F01%2F08%2Fpomegranate-juice-prevents-early-puberty%2F Recent headlines have trumpeted an exciting study about how pomegranate juice may prove very useful at preventing and even treating breast cancer. In test tubes, it’s proven quite effective against breast cancer cells. It turns out that pomegranate juice functions as something we call an aromatase inhibitor. Aromatase is an enzyme that takes testosterone and [...] (Source: Conversations with Dr Greene) Conversations with Dr Greene blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3156570 Fri, 08 Jan 2010 22:00:28 +0100 3156570