African-American women younger than age 45 are more likely to be diagnosed with and die from breast cancer than are white women in the same age group. Compared with white women, older African-American women are less likely to be diagnosed with breast cancer, but they are more likely to be diagnosed at a later stage and to die from it. (ACS 2013) Although it is not unheard of for breast cancer to be diagnosed in a man, it is very rare. Breast cancer accounts for less than 1% of all cancers in men and less than 1% of breast cancers occur in men.(ACS 2013)
Metastatic disease, or breast cancer that has spread beyond the breast to vital organs, is considered incurable.