Prevention is better than cure:
Breast cancer is one of the type of cancer found in women. The breast tissues may contain the harmful cancerous tissues. In India data about cancer from various cancer registries states that Indian females with age adjusted rate as high as 25.8 per 1,00,000 women incidence and death rate 12.7 per 1,00,000 women. In that Breast cancer has been ranked as number one. In such alarming situation I believe women and young girls has to be aware of the best key to prevent the spread of the breast cancer using Breast self examination.
Breast Self Examination for women a major key to rule out the presence of cancerous lumps in early stage. Finding out as early is very necessary to prevent the cancer lumps advancement.
By identifying any lumps early helps us to get enough time to rule out the type of the lump and provide right treatment in the right time.
what is Breast Self examination : It is an assessment every women /young women has to be aware and must do to rule out the presence of any lump in the breast.
When to do the Breast Self Examination:
- 5-7 days after menstruation
- If during the menopause or with irregular periods then to fix one day in a month and do the SELF BREAST EXAM without fail.
How to do it :
There are few simple ways to do this:
1.Observation:
In this method a mirror is used to look at breast after removing the bra and to see for any changes in the skin like redness , or orange peel appearance of the skin, position of the nipples either too much inverted or so in standing position . Same observation is done by raising the arms and placing over the back of head. Finally keep the hands on hip and flex means make the breast tissues tight and again look for the same observations.
2.Assessment using hand:
step 2: palpate the breast from the outermost area to the inner surface in circular pattern
step 3: palpate over the area over the nipples
step 4: use the tips of the fingers i.e the index and the thumb finger to gently press and check for any secretions or any fluid like substance coming out of the nipples
Where can this be done:
- At home in your room
- During bath time /shower time
- with the guidance of Doctor/ Nurse at the clinic
What to do if there are any difference in the Breast tissues:
Be aware of the actual appearance of the breast and how the tissues feel while palpated from previous month Self breast exam. This helps to identify the changes.
- If there is any pain in the lump or hard masses felt
- Discharges or any secretions from the nipple
- Redness or swelling of the skin or appearance like orange peel.
Don’t panic if any changes have been observed by you and felt any lump. Remember that before menstruation there will be certain lump felt but performing SELF BREAST EXAM during the right time help us identify the abnormally present lumps if any. Most of the time the lumps may be some normal tissues only but has to confirmed by the biopsy of such lumps or to observe during which time of cycle does it appear.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Breast_self-examination
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