Breast cancer in men

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Exposure to radiation

Men who have been exposed to radiotherapy repeatedly over a long period of time, usually for treatment of a cancer inside the chest such as Hodgkin's or non-Hodgkin's lymphoma may have an increased risk of developing breast cancer.

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