Breast Cancer Month October 2019
- October 19, 2019
- Posted by: Informed Healthcare Solutions
- Category: Client Wellness Newsletters
Breast Cancer October 2019
October 2019 is breast cancer month
BE VIGILANT ABOUT SCREENING:
- 1 in 28 SA women will develop breast cancer in their lifetime.
- The most common sign is a lump in the breast.
- Risk factors are obesity, smoking, alcohol, inactivity and age.
- A mammogram is recommended for women aged 40+.
- A mammogram is an X-ray to detect/diagnose breast cancer.
SELF TESTING SAVES LIVES:
It is important to regularly feel (approx. once-monthly) for any changes in breast tissue that could feel like a thickening, or a hard lump.
Do this lying down, in the shower or in the bath when your hands are wet and soapy.
- With your right arm relaxed by your side, use the pad of the 3 middle fingers on your left hand to examine your right breast.
- Using light pressure, then medium pressure, then firm pressure in a circular motion on your breast, follow an up and down pattern.
- Now feel for any changes above and below your collarbone and in the area of your arm-pit.
- Now repeat these steps on your left breast.
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Breast Cancer Month October 2019