According to a survey conducted by the American Journal of Nursing, 79 percent of males who are at high risk for breast cancer are not aware that men can develop the disease.

The study looked at a total of 28 men, chosen because they had at least one blood related relative on their mother’s side who had breast cancer. 79 percent said that they did not know they could get the disease, and 43 percent admitted that having breast cancer would impact their perception of masculinity.

According to Maureen Shawn Kennedy of the journal, male breast cancer is often ignored by the general population, media and the healthcare community. In fact, not one of the men involved of the study has been talked to about breast cancer by their doctor.

According to the United States Cancer Institute, breast cancer typically affects men between the ages of 60 and 70, and accounts for less than 1 percent of all breast cancer cases.