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The Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation encourages all women to be ' Breast Aware'. Being breast aware means knowing how your breast normally look and feel. Individuals need to watch for changes which include: skin changes, redness, lumps, dimpling, nipple changes and discharge, changes in breast size and shape, unusual pain, and swelling. It is also important to note that many changes in the breasts are most likely not cancerous; they may in fact be a benign form or non-carcinogenic change in the breast tissue. Nevertheless, these changes must still be discussed with a doctor for further definitive testing.
Being 'breast aware' includes early detection. Here are the five steps to becoming 'breast aware':
1) Know how your breasts normally look and feel
2) Know what changes to look for
3) Look and feel for changes
4) Report any changes to a doctor
5) Go for a free mammogram. If caught early enough, mammograms can save lives. Go have one!
The Breast Cancer Foundation also promotoes living well by maintaining a healthy body weight, being physically active, and maintaining a healthy diet. Other live-well strategies include avoiding tobacco use, limiting alcohol intake to 1 drink per day and avoiding exposure to other known carcinogens to help reduce the risk of developing breast cancer.
(Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation, 2007).
For more information about breast cancer please visit The Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation web site at www.cbcf.org
www.cbcf.org/breastcancer/bc_aware.html.
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