Breast cancer - PFAS exposure claims

Exposure to PFAS can increase breast cancer risk in men

According to medical studies, between 5% and 10% of breast cancer cases are the result of inherited gene mutations. It is worthy of note that men can also develop breast cancer, although this occurrence is quite rare, with approximately 2,500 diagnosed cases every year in the country.

The American Cancer Society estimates that in the following years, thousands of new cases of male breast cancer will be diagnosed in the US. The most common symptoms of male breast cancer include:

• a lump in the breast or underarm
• thickening or swelling of a part of the breast
• irritation or dimpling of breast skin
• redness or flaky skin in the nipple area
• pulling in of the nipple or pain in the nipple area
• nipple discharge, including blood

On military bases, the main source of PFAS was the use of aqueous film-forming foam, commonly known as AFFF, used by military firefighters and trainees. This effective fire suppressant was employed to put out jet fuel and petroleum fires. It contains a large amount of PFAS, which inevitably led to contamination of the military bases where it was used. In the regrettable event that you were stationed at one of these military bases for at least one cumulative year as a service member and came to struggle with breast cancer, we might be able to help you recover financial compensation.