Cancer Treatment and Health Care

At present the best fight against breast cancer is early detection of tumor as increase the chances of successful treatment.

¬ self-examination
Systematic self-examination can detect tumors smaller than that can detect the doctor or nurse because the woman is familiar with your breasts and can detect any small change.
In the screening tests, the doctor finds that there is no irregularity in the breast, also there are no swollen lymph nodes under the arm.

The self-examination should be performed after menstruation, menopausal women should associate with a day of the month, it should always be performed in similar conditions.

Women should be quiet and do it in place that believes most appropriate. Some women seem more comfortable when executing it in the shower, however, others may prefer to do it at bedtime.

The most appropriate way to observe changes in the breast is placed in front of a mirror with arms at your sides. You have to observe the symmetry of the breasts, skin appearance, profile, etc..

We must find red spots, bumps or dimples. The appearance must not remember the orange peel. The nipples and areolas must not be recessed or sunken.

Once done, it has to repeat the operation but with arms raised over the neck. The breasts should be raised in the same way and in that position, check that there is no bulge or dimple.

Palpation can be performed once soapy in the shower, or lying in bed with a pillow under your shoulder for the breast to be examined. It should be repeated in different positions: lying and standing.
You should use the opposite hand to the breast to be felt. The pressure will be well enough to recognize the breast.
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