They found a lump. Doctors said not to worry. These are the stories of men with breast cancer. - USA TODAY

You have cancer – breast cancer.

You didn't know breast cancer could form and fester under your skin, but it can.

Approximately 1 out of every 100 people diagnosed with breast cancer in the U.S.

For comparison, about 255,000 women will face a breast cancer diagnosis in any given year and 42,000 will die.

Anne Schott, the associate director for clinical research at the University of Michigan Rogel Cancer Center, sees about one man with breast cancer each year on average.

"I would say that there is in general, less awareness of breast cancer in men and certainly we don't do mammographic screening for breast cancer in men," says Schott, a medical oncologist who has specialized in breast cancer for 25 years.

One ultrasound and mammogram later, and his radiologist didn't mince words: "This, to me, looks like breast cancer.".

The test revealed it was unlikely the breast cancer would recur.

Further genetic testing found he did not carry either of the BRCA gene mutations – the most common hereditary breast and ovarian cancer genes, BRCA1 and BRCA2 – which he was surprised to hear. His mother had breast cancer and survived.

"It's frustrating, but at the same time, if me providing this sample that can be tested, if it helps them find something else that allows other people to have early indicators of a predisposition toward cancer, then it's wonderful," he says.

He sought support from the Male Breast Cancer Coalition, a group based in the U.S.

Gomes, of Boise, was no stranger to cancer: his mother was diagnosed with leukemia at age 40 when he was 16 years old.

The doctor told them not to worry, male breast cancer is rare, or they didn't even think about male breast cancer, and they didn't get it checked, because they weren't worried about it," he says.

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She thought it was breast cancer.

A biopsy revealed that not only was it breast cancer, but it metastasized to his bones.

His wife and two children were devastated after learning his cancer metastasized.

Arnaldo Silva, 71, was first diagnosed with breast cancer about 10 years ago.

It was already stage three; he had his breast and 90% of his lymph nodes removed on the right side. Chemo and radiation followed, as well as genetic testing.

"Male breast cancer is more common in families, particularly with the BRCA2 mutation," Schott says.

"Any male who knows that that's part of his history should be aware that breast cancer has a higher incidence in his case or anyone with a family history of male breast cancer.".

If someone in your family has breast cancer, consider genetic testing

According to Schott, directed screening may not be worth it for male breast cancer given how rare it is

Stay healthy. Being older and overweight or obese puts you at greater risk for breast cancer, as does liver disease. 

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