5 SIMPLE STEPS
BREAST
SELF EXAM
LOOK
AT YOUR BREAST
IN THE MIRROR
RAISE
YOUR ARMS AND
LOOK FOR THE
CHANGES.
Visually
examine your
breasts with
your shoulder
straight and
your hands on
your hips.
Unusual size, shape
or color
Dimpling, puckering,
or bulging of the skin
Redness, soreness,
rash, swelling or
scaling on the skin of
the breast areola or
nipple
FEEL
YOUR BREAST WHILE LYING DOWN
Be sure to use both
Examine your breast
light and firm
with the opposite
pressure to examine
all breast tissue. start
hand. Use your finger
light for tissue just
pads together and
under the skin.
move in a circular
Cover the entire breast
motion, about the size
from top to bottom, side
of a quarter.
to side - from your
collarbone to the top of
your abdomen, and from
your armpit to your
cleavage.
CHECK
YOUR NIPPLES
FOR SIGNS OF
FLUID
Look signs of:
Watery Discharge
Milky Discharge (if
breastfeeding
don't be alarmed.
Yellow fluid
Blood
YOUR BREAST
WHILE STANDING
OR SITTING IN THE
SHOWER
Consider repeating
the exam while in the
shower. Many women
find it easier to
detect abnormalities
in their breasts when
their skin is wet and
slippery.
FEEL
WHAT TO DO
IF YOU DETECT POTENTIAL SYMPOTOMS
Don't be alarmed. Do tell your doctor. Most of these
symptoms are not due to cancer, but is essential to
have them examined.
Allowing your doctor to assess any symptoms
you find is the key to early detection of breast
cancer.
BY:
KARYLLE NICOLE COLOCAR BSN 1K