How to Perform a Breast Examination
Breast cancer awareness campaigns have been very important and valuable in educating women about this disease. More women are beginning to come forward and have them selves checked out. Breast cancer not only affects you but it also affects your partner, family, friends and all those who love you. Thanks to early diagnosis of breast cancer, it is still possible to live a full and happy life if the lump is detected early. Breast cancer treatment can be very effective with early diagnosis. A large number of women who have detected lumps in the breast have still continued to raise their children and survive this disease.
Since early detection is so important to treating breast cancer, one of the best things you can do for yourself is to perform regular breast self examinations. These steps are listed below. Many women know how to perform breast self examinations. But if you do not know it is important to learn so please continue reading.
Breast examination procedures:
Right after menstruation is the best time to perform self-examination because your breasts will not be tender.
While lying on your back place a cushion just under your right shoulder.
Place your right arm above your head and rest your head in your hand.
The proper way to do this is to use the pads of your index finger, your middle finger, and ring finger and began to feel for lumps or thickening in your right breast.
“It is important to know your body and fully understand how your breasts feel normally. It is normal or common to have a ridge at the lower curve of your breast. If you have any questions ask your doctor.”
Now move your fingers around your breasts in an up and down movement to feel for abnormalities. Next move your fingers in a circular motion while feeling for lumps.
After you have completed the examination of the right breast it is time to examine your left breast in the same manner.
Once you have examined both breasts you need to perform the same examination while standing up with one arm behind your head. Do this for both your right and left breast.
There are other signs that you must look for such as dimples in the skin of your breast, a change in the nipple, swelling, redness or discharge.
Early diagnosis and education are your best weapons against breast cancer. It is important to perform these breast examinations on a regular basis.
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