Breast self examination Detection techniques and self awareness
Breast Breast self examination Cancer Detection INTRODUCTION : a self examination for the breast awarenessis an inspection of your breast that you do your eyes and hands to determine if there are any changes to look and feel of breasts.
breast self examination
This is a screening method used in an attempt to detect early breast cancer. The method involves the women herself looking at and feeling each breast for possible lumps, distortions or
swelling.
Breast self examination Purpose
- To Help differentiate between normality and abnomality in
a breast. - Help to increase breast awareness.
- It helps to detect the any
changes in a breast. - know the look and feel of your breast.
- it help to early detection of breast cancer.
Breast self examination STEPS
- put your arms on the hips and the examine your breasts in a mirror, look for dimpling, puckering or bulging of the skin, is there any redness, soreness, rase or swelling?
- raise your arms over your head and look for the same changes.
- with your arms still over your head, look for any signs of fluid coming out of one or both nipples.
- ie down your back . use your right hand to feel your left breast, keep your fingers flat and complete an outer circle. then move in 1 inch toward the nipple and complete another circle. keep repeating till you.
- reach the nipple.you’re looking for a lump.repeat for the other breast.
- feel your breast in the shower. it’s easier when the skin is wet and slippery.
- cover the same hand movements described in step 4.
- Examination should be done every month at the end of menses in all menstruating women.
Advantage
- Allows each women control over her own health.
- it is a non invasive,simple procedure.
- Reduce the risk of breast cancer by early detection and treatment.
- women can use breast self examination to asses their breasts.
- Helps you understand the normal look and feel any abnormalities.
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