Breast cancer is the most common tumor among Western women and Spain about 22,000 new cases are diagnosed each year, according to the Spanish Association against Cancer.
On October 19 the World Day against Breast Cancer and, as every year, we join active beauty this day of awareness. This year we’ll explain how to perform a breast self-exam.
Breast cancer can not be prevented. It is therefore important to detect it as soon as healing in the early stages of tumor is virtually 100 %. The most effective way to detect a tumor at this stage is mammography. Always it is therefore essential to perform this test every 1 to 2 years, depending on age.
Learn how to perform a breast self-exam is important to concoct our breast and detect any changes. But self-examination should never replace mammography.
Breast self
Once a month, after menstruation, should perform breast examination to check that there is no anomaly as lumps or depressions ideally used to it since age 18 From the 40’s to make an annual mammogram. This is the correct way to do a breast self-exam.
In front of the mirror with your arms hanging at your sides, watch your breasts and check that there are no differences between them neither of symmetry, size, contour, color and morphology nor in the breast or the nipple and areola.
With hands at waist (arms akimbo), noted that there have been no changes. Doing the same test with his arms rose.
Watch for red areas, lumps, dimples, dimples or any irregularity in the skin.
With the opposite hand to his chest to explore, feel the breast. It can be done standing or lying in bed. If done well, lie up for the rest breast without pressure. Place the three middle fingers of your left hand on the right breast, starting from the top, above the nipple, and following the circle of this area to the armpit and down.
Take the nipple between thumb and forefinger and press. Check vents fluid and how it looks (transparent, milky, and bloody).
Also feel the underarm area and check for any lumps.
Do the same with the other breast.
The examination must be quiet, unhurried and always in the same way. Do not panic if you notice any lumps. In the first explorations always notice, because the mammary gland is shaped cluster. However, as the scans are performed learn to see what their usual appearance. If any abnormality is observed or fluid coming from the nipple, it is imperative to consult with the gynecologist.
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