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Breast Health Awareness Becoming familiar with your breasts and knowing what is normal for you will help you detect changes or abnormalities, if they occur. This is breast...
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How do I perform a breast self exam?
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anonymous
Learning About Breast Cancer
In the Shower
Fingers flat, move gently over every part of each breast. Use your right hand to examine the left breast, left hand for the right breast. Check for any lump, hard knot, or thickening. Carefully observe any changes in your breasts.Before a Mirror
Inspect your breasts with your arms...1 comment 3In the Shower
Fingers flat, move gently over every part of each breast. Use your right hand to examine the left breast, left hand for the right breast. Check for any lump, hard knot, or thickening. Carefully observe any changes in your breasts.Before a Mirror
Inspect your breasts with your arms at your sides. Next, raise your arms high overhead.
Look for any changes in the contour of each breast, a swelling, a dimpling of the skin, or changes in the nipples. Then rest your palms on your hips and press firmly to flex your chest muscles. Left and right breasts will not exactly match—few women's breasts do.Lying Down
Place a pillow under your right shoulder and put your right arm behind your head. With the fingers of your left hand flat, press your right breast gently in small circular motions, moving vertically or in a circular pattern covering the entire breast.
Use light, medium, and firm pressure. Squeeze the nipple; check for discharge and lumps. Repeat these steps for your left breast.
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Can you get breast cancer if you have breast implants?
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anonymous
Family Member or Loved One
Yes, but having implants makes it more difficult to detect lumps when performing a self-exam.
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anonymous
Stage 2A Patient
Yes. I was diagnosed October 26th with Invasive Ductal Carcinoma. My surgery is November 28th. Plan A right now is a lumpectomy and radiation and estrogen therapy. I had breast augmentation in 2008.
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Why are people not talking about Thermology for early detection?
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anonymous
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I think this is a great question? I don't know much about it. Perhaps you can explain what it is?
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Industry Provider
Thermology is a diagnostic infrared imaging technique for early detection of breast cancer. It doesn't use any form of radiation and there is no compression of the breasts. The National Cancer Institute website lists it as as able to detect breast cancer earlier than any other modality and it...
Comment 0Thermology is a diagnostic infrared imaging technique for early detection of breast cancer. It doesn't use any form of radiation and there is no compression of the breasts. The National Cancer Institute website lists it as as able to detect breast cancer earlier than any other modality and it has been approved by the US Food and Drug Administration for almost thirty years. Thermology is based upon characteristic heat patterns caused by the abnormal blood flow of cancer, similar to MRI. There is a great deal of scientific basis for thermology but there are not pervasive standards of practice that assure quality from every facility so it is important to do some research first. Check out the Wikipedia listing and infraredmedicalsolutions.com for more information.
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I would like to conduct a program in villages for "early detection of breast cancer". Any ideas?
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Why is chemotherapy still needed if breast cancer has been caught early? I have grade 3 cancer & although the tumor (28mm) was removed & the lymph node showed clear, I have to have chemo
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anonymous
Learning About Breast Cancer
My lumpectomy was performed at a similar stage at yours(stage2a, N0,M0), tumour size 27mm, lymph nodes negative, ER/PR positive, Her2 negative. Doc has suggested oncodyte dx, if it came as low risk, then the chemotherapy can be avoided. But m not taking any chances,and made the mind for...
Comment 1My lumpectomy was performed at a similar stage at yours(stage2a, N0,M0), tumour size 27mm, lymph nodes negative, ER/PR positive, Her2 negative. Doc has suggested oncodyte dx, if it came as low risk, then the chemotherapy can be avoided. But m not taking any chances,and made the mind for chemotherapy and to avoid any risk in future. 5 months of treatment(chemotherapy radio) adds few more assurance to my life.
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anonymous
Learning About Breast Cancer
Because it's to ensure that there aren't any straggling cells. :-) Good luck!
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I just found a bump on the side of my left breast. Can this be cancer ?
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I am 26 years old and in the past couple months my left breast had become noticebly bigger than the right breast and just tonight I have noticed what I believe to be a lump. should I be concerned of breast cancer?!
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anonymous
Survivor since 2005
I found a lump very early on so was able to have it removed with radiotherapy afterwards. All clear now but only because I went to have it checked out as soon as I noticed it. Wish you luck, good chance it's nothing but don't take the chance.
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anonymous
Stage 4 Patient
I agree with Anne Marie. Any chances noticed in your breast should be checked out ASAP. It could be something minor...but you never want to take that chance!
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Concern about skin between breasts that has filled with clear fluid. I could pop the skin and release the fluid. I've never had this issue before.
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Is it possible for a woman to find ductal carcinoma in situ on her own?
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anonymous
Survivor since 2012
Sure, if there's a lump there. When I first had breast cancer in 2000 I found a lump and when they biopsied it they said it was DCIS, only. After a mastectomy, though, there also was infilrating ductal carcinoma. But obviously, if the lump would only have been DCIS, then I would have found it.
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anonymous
Survivor since 2010
I wouldn't think so, but a mammogram/ultrasound would for sure
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What does a development of an elongated nodule in the inferior and lateral aspect of the right breast mean? Is this a sign of breast cancer?
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anonymous
Survivor since 2007
It is a description of the lump "elongated nodule." "Inferior and lateral aspect" is just describing the location in the right breast of the lump. Unless they do a biopsy and say it is cancer the description and location is just that.... the lump is elongated meaning... "long" and where it...
4 comments 2It is a description of the lump "elongated nodule." "Inferior and lateral aspect" is just describing the location in the right breast of the lump. Unless they do a biopsy and say it is cancer the description and location is just that.... the lump is elongated meaning... "long" and where it is located. Take care, Sharon
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