*The early signs of breast cancer*

*The early signs of breast cancer*

An irregularity in the bosom or underarm that continues after your menstrual cycle. This is regularly the primary obvious indication of bosom growth. Bumps related with bosom growth are typically easy, albeit some may cause a thorny sensation. Bumps are normally unmistakable on a mammogram well before they can be seen or felt.



*Other possible symptoms of breast cancer include:*
* Swelling of all or part of a breast (even if no distinct lump is felt)
* Skin irritation or dimpling.
* Breast or nipple pain.
* Nipple retraction (turning inward)
* Redness, scaliness, or thickening of the nipple or breast skin.
* Nipple discharge (other than breast milk)

The breasts are composed of firm glandular tissue and soft fatty tissue. Together they make the breast tissue feel lumpy and bumpy with hills, valleys, and ridges. That is normal. If you feel a lump, check the opposite side and see if it has a matching area i.e. mirror image.

Most women have some lumps or lumpy areas in their breasts all the time.Breasts tend to have different “neighborhoods.” The upper, outer area near your armpit tends to have the most prominent lumps and bumps. The lower half of your breast can feel like a sandy or pebbly beach.

Women ages 40 to 44 should have the choice to start annual breast cancer screening with mammograms (x-rays of the breast) if they wish to do so. They should get mammograms every year. Women 55 and older should switch to mammograms every 2 years or can continue yearly screening.

*How do you examine your breasts?*

Place a pillow under your right shoulder and your right arm behind your head. Using your left hand, move the pads of your fingers around your right breast gently in small circular motions covering the entire breast area and armpit. Use light, medium, and firm pressure. Squeeze the nipple; check for discharge and lumps.

Place your left hand on your hip and reach with your right hand to feel in the left armpit. Repeat on the other side. Check both sides for lumps or thickenings above and below your collarbone. With hands soapy, raise one arm behind your head to spread out the breast tissue.

Use a firm, smooth touch with the first few finger pads of your hand, keeping the fingers flat and together. Use a circular motion, about the size of a quarter. Cover the entire breast from top to bottom, side to side from your collarbone to the top of your abdomen, and from your armpit to your cleavage.

*Do this so often so you can know when you find something unusual*

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