Men get breast cancer too
Breast cancer affects more than 200 Australian men each year. Find information on symptoms, treatment and support.
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Australia
- women diagnosed in their lifetime
- 1 in 7
- new cases in 2025 (estimate)
- >20,000
- 5-year relative survival (AIHW 2024, cited by NBCF)
- 93%
Worldwide
- women diagnosed in 2024 (estimate)
- 2.4M
- deaths in 2024 (estimate)
- 694,000
- year of global estimates
- 2024
Statistics checked: 14 November 2026. Reporting years differ; population figures do not predict an individual outcome.
About the author
Nathalie Mann
Mother of four. Diagnosed July 2025. Bilateral mastectomy with immediate implant reconstruction the following month, then TUG flap reconstruction in April 2026. She created this site after her diagnosis.
Author of Itty Bitty Titty Committee — a practical guide to breast cancer and All the Things They Did Not Say — a practical guide to autism. Infectious diseases consultant, epidemiologist, and senior lecturer in international public health. Background in government policy and strategy, with peer-review experience across public health and medical journals.
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