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Breast Cancer: Steps
To Aid In Early Detection by Donna Rivera-Loudon
I learned some interesting facts about breast cancer
that I feel every woman should know. The sources I used for this
article included the American Cancer Society, The National Cancer
Institute, and the Avon Foundation’s Breast Cancer Crusade.
Early breast cancer isn’t usually detected by pain. In fact, when
breast cancer first develops, there may be no symptoms at all. That
is why regular exams are important. If you have anything that makes
you suspect breast cancer, contact your doctor immediately. Don't
wait around to see what happens. Let the professional decide. Some
symptoms that may indicate breast cancer include, but are not
limited to, the following:
Nipple discharge or tenderness
Lumps in breast and/or underarm area
Visual changes which include: size of breast including swelling;
inverted nipple; and pitting. Pitting means the skin looks like the
skin of an orange. Scaling of the breast skin could also be a
symptom.
Early detection of breast cancer is important. There
is a 97% five-year survival rate when breast cancer is detected
early since this can help prevent it from spreading. Below are some
guidelines to early detection. I hope they help save someone's life.
Get a Mammogram
A mammogram is a specialized
x-ray of the breast to help detect cancers which cannot be detected
by feel. Some women are confused as to how often they should get a
mammogram. Here is what the professionals say about mammograms.
At age 40 begin getting annual mammograms by a licensed technician.
A mammogram will take about twenty minutes. When getting a mammogram
avoid wearing deodorant, powders, or cream under your arms.
Sometimes they can interfere with the results. Make sure to contact
the center if they do not inform you of the results within thirty
days. It is very important that results are compared from one year
to the next. Hence, be sure you know where your mammogram film is
being held.
Clinical Breast Exam
This is an exam by a
health care professional. Women in their 20s and 30s should have a
clinical breast exam at least every three years and women 40 or
older should have an exam each year.
Self-Examination
Starting at age 20 women should begin doing a self-exam. Ask your
doctor if you are not exactly sure how to do this or if you are not
sure you are doing it correctly. Here are a few guides to follow:
Lie down and place one arm behind your head. Using your three middle
finger pads press firmly across your breast in overlapping dime-size
circular motions. Use three different levels of pressure: light,
medium, and firm. This allows you to feel the tissue close to your
skin, to feel a little deeper, and to feel the tissue closest to
your chest and ribs.
Move across your breast in an up and
down pattern, starting from the underarm and moving across the
breast to the middle of the chest bone, repeating the pressure.
Stand in front of a mirror with your hands pressing down on your
hips and look at your breasts for any changes in size, shape,
contour, or dimpling. Also, do this with your arms slightly raised.
Make sure you check under your breasts as well.
I hope that
this information proves helpful to you. I am not a health care
provider and by no means a professional on breast cancer. I am
simply sharing with every woman possible the importance of detecting
breast cancer early and some simple guidelines that might save a
life.
My sources for the above information are:
American Cancer Society The National Cancer Institute Breast
Health Resource Guide by the Avon Foundation's Breast Cancer Crusade
About the author
Donna has an MBA in
information technology and is currently a Tupperware Director
and CEO of her own company. She may be contacted at webmaster@todaysmodernwoman.com
or at DonnaLoudon@my.tupperware.com.
Visit A Website for the Modern Woman for more
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