What is the prognosis, or recovery rate, for men with breast cancer?
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Johns Hopkins Medicine answered:The survival and recovery rate for men is not as good as it is for women. Men have a 25 percent higher mortality rate than women, which means they are 25 percent more likely to die of the disease than women are. This is believed to be due in part to men discovering they have the disease once it is already at a later stage.
The survival and recovery rate for men is not as good as it is for women. Men have a 25 percent higher mortality rate than women, which means they are 25 percent more likely to die of the disease than women are. This is believed to be due in part to... More
