I Wear Pink...
I'm getting to know ME better. That includes getting to know my breasts. Breast self-awareness is an important self-care tool. Be proactive in managing the health of your breasts. Early detection saves lives.
The Mayo Clinic says this...
A breast self-exam for breast awareness is a check of your breasts that you do on your own. To help increase your breast awareness, you use your eyes and hands to learn if there are any changes to the look and feel of your breasts.
If you notice new breast changes, discuss them with your healthcare professional. Most breast changes detected during a self-exam for breast awareness aren't something serious. However, some changes may signal something serious, such as breast cancer.
Most medical experts don't recommend routine breast self-exams as a part of breast cancer screening. That's because breast self-exams haven't been shown to be effective in reducing deaths from breast cancer.
Still, healthcare professionals believe there is value in being familiar with your own breasts. This way, you may understand what's typical and can report changes right away. Considering the new breast changes, your healthcare professional can decide if you need diagnostic breast imaging. Finding a breast change and reporting it to your healthcare team could help find breast cancer when it's small. A small breast cancer that's caught early could require less intensive treatment.
For more information click Mayo Clinic.
Woman's Hospital offers great tips on Breast Self- Awareness. For more information click Breast Self-Awareness
I Wear Pink....because I'm getting to know ME better. That includes becoming more familiar with my breasts.