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WOMEN'S BREAST CAN DEVELOPE SOME DEGREE OF LUMPINESS, BUT ONLY A SMALL PERCENTAGE OF LUMPS ARE MALIGNANT.
WHILE A HISTORY OF BREAST CANCER IN THE FAMILY MAY LEAD TO INCREASED RISK, MOST BREAST CANCERS ARE DIAGNOSED ON WOMEN WITH NO FAMILY HISTORY.
* A LUMP IS DETECTED WHICH IS USUALLY SINGLE, FIRM AND MOAST OFTEN PAINLESS.
* A PORTION OF THE SKIN ON THE BREAST OR UNDERARM SWELLS AND HAS AN UNUSUAL APPEARANCE.
* VEINS ON THE SKIN SURFACE BECOME MORE PROMINENT ON ONE BREAST.
* THE BREAST NIPPLE BECOMES INVERTED, DEVELOPES A RASH, CHANGES IN SKIN TEXTURE, OR HAS A DISCHARGE OTHER THAN MILK.
*A DEPRESSION IS FOUND IN AN AREA OF THE BREAST SURFACE.
* EVERY 2 MINUTES A WOMEN IS DIAGNOSED WITH BREAST CANCER.
* THIS YEAR MORE THAN 211,000 NEW CASES OF BREAST CANCER ARE EXPECTED IN THE UNITED STATES ALONE.
* 1 WOMAN IN 8 WHO LIVES TO THE AGE OF 85 WILL DEVELOPE BREAST CANCER IN THEIR LIFE TIME.
* BREAST CANCER IS THE LEADING CAUSE OF DEATH IN WOMEN BETWEEN THE AGES OF 40 AND 55.
* 1,600 MEN ARE EXPECTED TO BE DIAGNOSED WITH CANCER THIS YEAR AND 400 ARE PREDICTED TO DIE.
* 70% OF BREAST CANCERS ARE FOUND THROUGH SELF EXAMINATION, NOT ALL LUMPS ARE FOUND THROUGH FEEL, THATS WHY REGULAR SCREENING IS IMPORTANT.
* 8 OUT OF 10 BREAST LUMPS ARE NOT CANCEROUS, SO IF YOU FIND A LUMP DON'T PANIC, CALL YOUR DOCTOR FOR AN APPOINTMENT.
* CLINICAL BREAST EXAMINATIONS EVERY 3 YEARS FROM AGES 20-39 THEN EVERY YEAR AFTER THAT.
* MONTHLY BREAST SELF EXAMINATIONS BEGINNING AT AGE 20. LOOK FOR ANY CHANGES IN YOUR BREAST.
* BASE LINE MAMMAGRAM BY THE AGE OF 40.
* MAMMAGRAM EVERY 1 TO 2 YEARS FOR WOMEN 40-49, DEPENDING ON PREVIOUS FINDINGS.
* MAMMOGRAM EVERY YEAR FOR WOMEN 50 AND OLDER.
* A PERSONNAL CALENDER TO RECORD YOUR SELF EXAMINATIONS, MAMMAGRAMS AND DOCTORS APPOINTMENTS.
* A LOW FAT DIET,REGULAR EXERCISE AND NO SMOKING OR DRINKING.
IN THE SHOWER: FINGERS FLAT, MOVE GENTLY OVER EVERY PART OF EACH BREAST. USE YOUR RIGHT HAND TO EXAMINE YOUR LEFT BREAST, AND YOUR LEFT HAND TO EXAMINE YOUR RIGHT BREAST.
CHECK FOR ANY LUMPS,HARD KNOTS AND THICKENING. CAREFULLY OBSERVE ANY CHANGES IN YOUR BREASTS.
BEFORE A MIRROR: INSPECT YOUR BREASTS WITH YOUR ARMS AT YOUR SIDES. NEXT RAISE YOUR ARMS OVER YOUR HEAD.
LOOK FOR ANY CHANGES IN CONTOUR OF EACH BREAST, A SWELLING, A DIMPLING OF THE SKIN OR CHANGES IN THE NIPPLE. THEN REST THE PALMS OF YOUR HANDS ON YOUR HIPS AND PRESS FIRMLY TO FLEX YOUR CHEST MUSCLES. LEFT AND RIGHT BREASTS WILL NOT EXACTLY MATCH-FEW WOMENS BREASTS DO.
LYING DOWN: PLACE A PILLOW UNDER YOUR RJGHT SHOULDER, RIGHT ARM BEHIND YOUR HEAD. WITH FINGERS OF LEFT HAND FLAT, PRESS RIGHT BREAST GENTLY IN SMALL CIRCULAR MOTIONS, COVERING THE ENTIRE BREAST.
USE LIGHT, MEDIUM AND FIRM PRESSURE. SQUEEZE NIPPLE; CHECK FOR DISCHARGE AND LUMPS. REPEAT THESE STEPS ON YOUR LEFT BREAST.
