Brst Self Examination Research

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Breast Self Exam

Detects themajority of breast

abnormalities Potentially life-

saving

Monthly exam, atend of menses

Start in front ofmirror


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Why Do a Breast SelfExam?

Be Safe, Be Sure


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It is easy to do and the more you do it, the betteryou will get at it.

When you get to know how your breasts normallyfeel, you will quickly be able to feel any change,and early detection is the key to successfultreatment. A breast self-exam could save your

breast - and your life.

Most breast lumps are found by womenthemselves, but in fact, most lumps in the breast

are not cancer.

Breast Self Exam

Information


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When to do a Breast Self-

Exam

The best time to do breast self-exam isright after your period, when breasts are nottender or swollen. If you do not have regularperiods or sometimes skip a month, do it on

the same day every month.


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About Your Breast Self

Exam

Remember, you are looking for

changes, so you need to collect amonth or two of data before you really

understand what change looks or feels

like. You must also realize that 9 out ofevery 10 breast lumps found, thank

heavens, are not cancerous.


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There are two basicsteps to conductinga Breast Self Exam

(BSE): first youlook at yourbreasts, and then

you touch them.


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Inspect for:

Skin changes

Redness

Visible bumps

Nipple crusting

Symmetry


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SELF BREASTEXAMINATION

Once every month starting atthe age of 20


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BREAST SELF EXAMINATION

There are two parts to theBSE

Looking

Feeling


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Lump

Any new lump

or hard knotfound in thebreast orarmpit.

Any new lumpor thickeningthat does not

shrink or lessenafter your nextperiod.


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Change in Skin Color, Size or Texture

Any change insize, shape orsymmetry ofyour breast

Any thickeningor swelling ofthe breast


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Skin Dimpling

Any dimpling,

puckering orindention in thebreast

Dimpling, skinirritation orother change inthe breast skin

or nipple


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Changes in Nipple

Redness orscaliness of thenipple or breastskin

Nipple tendernessor pain

Nipple retraction;

turning or drawinginward or pointingin a new direction


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Nipple Discharge Any fluid coming

from your nipplesother than breastmilk, particularlyif the discharge is

bloody, clear andsticky, dark oroccurs withoutsqueezing your

nipple


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Feeling

Examine each breast separately

Use pads of fingers not the tips

Examine the armpits


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FeelingFinger Use

Use the pads ofyour middle threefingers to feel the

texture of yourbreast.

Your finger padsare the top third ofeach finger, notthe tips.


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FEELING


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Patterns


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The Tail of the Breast

Breast is notperfectly round.

A Tail of breasttissue normallyextends into thearmpit.

Make sure to feel forlumps in thatportion of thebreast.


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Now Check the Other Side

Follow samemaneuvers.

Raise the armabove your head.

Feel for lumps ormasses.


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If you find something in

your breast... Dont panic.

Most (90%) ofbreast lumps arebenign.

Do see a physician

or other qualifiedhealth careprovider right away.


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Heres what you might find

during your breast exam: Tender, lumpy breasts

This is usually part of your regular menstrual

cycle due to swelling because you retain morewater.

Overall small lumps and a bumpy/grainytextureIf this texture is found on both breasts in thearea around your nipples and the upper and

outer parts of your breasts, you might onlyhave fibrocystic breasts.


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Single lump that feels like an ovaland is hard on the outside, squishy

on the insideThis may be a cyst. You can usually movea cyst under the skin and they sometimesproduce a dull pain. A cyst is a fluid-filled

sac that can vary in size from a pea to ahalf-dollar. Cysts appear most often inwomen aged 35 to 50 and increase asmenopause approaches. They are benign.


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Single, solid lump that feels roundlike a small rubber ball and can bemovedThis may be a fibrodenoma, a benignand painless tumor made up ofconnective tissue and other cells. Afibrodenoma may vary in size from a

marble to a lemon. They are morecommon in women in their late teensand early 20s or older women onHormone Replacement Therapy.


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Overall distinct large lumpsThese may be just exaggerated lumpiness,

called pseudolumps. These may be caused byscar tissue, a clump of fat cells, or an abscess(pus-filled sac). Sometimes nursing womenexperience mastitis, when bacteria enters thebreast from dry cracks in the skin.


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Single, solid lump that can NOT bemovedLook for hard, irregular borders to the lump.Also, determine if the lump appears in only

one breast and if it remains the same sizethroughout your menstrual cycle. Note thatthickened or dimpled skin is a sign of a lumpthat can NOT be moved (other benign lumps

are movable because they are filled with fluidor lumps of fat). If all of the above occur,these are symptoms of breast cancer. Get itchecked out immediately.


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Sores or scaly skin

An open, itchy sore could just be a

simple skin irritation (like from a newlacy bra that's cutting into you, or from

switching your laundry detergent).However, in a few women, this could

be a sign of Paget's disease, a rare

form of breast cancer.


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Discharge or puckering of thenipple

Persistent clear or bloody dischargefrom one nipple may indicate cancer inyour breast ducts. Also, an inverted or

puckered nipple (e.g., pulled back intothe breast) may be a symptom ofbreast cancer.


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If you find that you exhibit anycharacteristics that are abnormal orconcern you (aside from normal

menstrual lumpiness or retention ofwater), don't screw around. Go seeyour physician immediately for a clinical

breast exam and other tests. While someof the abnormalities mentioned areusually benign, nothing is 100% and it'sgood to keep your doctor in the loop.

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