Learn breast self-examination
Breast cancer is seriously endangering the health of women cancer. At its surface, if diligent in peacetime carefully check early breast cancer easier to be found. Early breast cancer cure rate of up to 80% -90%. In fact, once you have the method of checking, at home on their own can be the easiest method of breast self-examination.
The contents of self-censorship. Mainly visual inspection and palpation two ways. T-shirt off, the former Chuanyijing watch whether symmetrical on both sides of the breast, skin whether luster, color and whether it is normal, there vein expansion and edema. After arms on the move, whether to watch on both sides of the breast in the same level, whether the areola of the same color, skin spot - whether depression is not like changes in Orange, there is not a regional depression (dimple levy), the nipple skin exfoliated whether or erosion, whether to increase or nipple retraction phenomenon. Then bent down, double breasts droop slightly, to watch whether breast bilateral symmetry. Finally, hands pinch waist, chest contraction, watching whether the normal form of double breasts. Palpation may lie on the bed were detected arm extension, was testing the shoulder with a pillow heel, with the contralateral fingers touching the breasts flat Department, the finger seen to stretch out, palms fingers into a plane, touching breasts (not pinch pinch), from bottom to top, from the inside to outside to see whether or thickening mass, if touching mass, mass would determine the size, hardness, whether activities, and whether there tenderness with the surrounding skin, such as adhesion. Abnormal nipple check availability, availability of discharge, such as haemorrhagic. Fingers were the armpit check axillary lymph node and, under normal circumstances, the axillary lymph nodes is less than the touch. If it got a axillary lymph nodes, should pay particular attention to its size, location, number, hardness, and whether activities, whether tenderness, and other skin adhesion.
Check the specific time interval. In normal circumstances, the screening should insist on a monthly, if recent bilateral breast self-inspection found asymmetry, a breast lumps or nodules, or texture stiffen, breasts skin edema, depression, eczema-like areola has changed, whether there are nipple discharge, haemorrhagic other abnormal phenomena should immediately go to the hospital Specialist advice, and to check. The time for self-examination should choose menstrual ebb in the first 9-11 days, when estrogen on the breast, was the least affected breast relatively static, easily found lesions.
