Optimal delivery of male breast cancer follow-up care: improving outcomes

Abstract

Male breast cancer is a rare disease. There are limited data to inform optimal treatment and follow-up strategies in this population. Currently, most follow-up guidelines are drawn from the vast literature on female breast cancer, despite the fact that male breast cancer has unique biological characteristics. In this review, we discuss clinical characteristics of male breast cancer as well as current best practices for long-term care with a focus on surveillance, screening, and treatment-related symptom management in male breast cancer survivors.

Keywords:

• male breast cancer
• follow-up
• surveillance
• screening

Funding

This publication was made possible by Clinical and Translational Science Award grant numbers UL1 TR000135 and KL2TR000136-09 from the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences, a component of the National Institutes of Health. Its contents are solely the responsibility of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official view of National Institutes of Health.

Disclosure

The authors report no conflicts of interest in this work.