How screening and early detection of breast cancer sisters need to do once a month

Mammography is considered the optimal ways to diagnose cancer tissues formation at an early stage. Usually, women after age 40 should take periodic mammography. You should periodically earlier mammography at age 40 when located in the following cases:

-Have family relatives in breast cancer;

-Colon cancer or ovarian cancer;

-Born son after 30 years.

There are also other factors that increase the rate of breast cancer in women, such as:

-Smoking and drinking alcoholic beverages often.

-Taking pills regularly for long periods;

-Breastfeeding under 6 months;

-Available soon (under 12 years) and late menopause (over 55 years);

-Obese or BMI * on 30.5;

[BMI = (weight)/squared height

. Body weight: in kg.

. Height: calculated by m]

What you need to pay attention to self breast examination observations:

You should have a handbook to record the normal characteristics of the chest after the first examination. Try to remember these characteristics to contrast with the following visit.

Time of visit:

Ask yourself visit once a month, regular screening intervals even when the menopause. Also if there are any other expression usually you also need recognition to discuss with the doctor. You should visit the breast during menstruation because at this time the breast over soft going.

Self breast examination steps when in standing posture, posture while bathing and lying.

Self breast examination in standing posture:

Figure 1: self breast examination by (from left to right): move the hand up and down over his chest, moving the arm under the circle, moving the hands from the nipple out and vice versa.

-Stand in front of the mirror, a loose hand down the body, observe the chest shape view has changed compared to previous visits or not;

Continue to observe the chest in standing, hands over the top and then down hands down in the pose against the hips. Repeat several times and unusual observations;

-Closing the fingers and chest clinics under the 3 ways as Figure 1.

Self breast exam in the shower and is located at:

Visit the breast when the wet skin will help the fingers move more easily. Start at a comfortable, hands high and jam under way as Figure 1. Done for both breasts.

Breast screening at lies, put a small pillow or towel roll under the back feathers of the breast examination preparation. Visit the following 3 ways as Figure 1. Done for both breasts.

When to visit, you need to watch and feel the following characteristics:

-The breast lump prominence? Hard or soft, tumor size?

-U have pain or not. Even when the tumor is a pain you should also carefully noted.

-Breast shape change than before

-Change skin color.

-Chest size change (a party to such abnormalities)

-When the visit has unusual discharge in nipple.

If one of the expressions above, you need to go to the doctor to have the timely diagnosis.

The above is the way breast screening to detect cancers early, you can easily make, if there's anything unusual then should go to medical examination right to have timely treatment directions.=