Saturday, March 7, 2009

breast Self-Examination

What is observed from the breast?

Symptoms observed in general there are three things. Namely the existence of nodule, the breast skin changes, and the deviation niple hilt. nodule be distinguished from the other size, great speed increase, consistency, separated from the base or not, and location. This skin is easy to change the scale, squeeze or not, and swelling. Changes in nipple discharge is viewed as fluid, the form of nipple into the trap, such as citrus

So this change-which must be observed. When changes are made, immediately to the doctor for further examination.

When made aware?

Usually conducted once a month, which at the time of 7-10 days after menstruation. At that time in the breast due to hormonal software.


Continuing any posts yesterday about breast cancer and relation to the realized (breast
Self-Examination), then there are some things you should know the women in the rate of cancer itself.

There are three things to note in assessing breast cancer or cancer mammae. Three things are as follows:
Who is exposed to high risk breast Cancer?
Complaints that the ordinary general toward breast cancer?
When we consider possible breast cancer?

Let us study one by one in short:

* Who is exposed to high risk breast Cancer?

In the women must be extra vigilant affected risk cancer are:
Age more than or equal to 35 years.
first time earlier than the age of 13 years
Stop bleeding (menopause) aged more than 50 years
First childbearing age more than 30 years
No or few children
Not at all or does not breastfeed her child
Factor fattiness
That the breast is exposed to breast cancer

* Complaints-common complaint that the usual towards breast cancer

Complaint is something that is felt by the patient or the patient himself.
Complaints to the direction of possible cancer are:

May not have a complaint. believe, if there is no complain suddenly so breast cancer? Complaints usually relate to the pain threshold. When the channel has not been involved then the nerve does not complain at all.
Pain in the breast. Now that this system is involved so that the nerve pain relief.
Bleeding or fluid out of the nipple
There is a wound in the breast and bleeding also occur
Changes in the form of a breast. What was originally a different form or have any additional changes because of the mass.
Complaint because the child metastase). Metastase to which the children have .. then a complaint will arise in the complaint like headache, nodule in the armpit, hands so swollen.

* When we consider possible breast cancer?

From these two things we can suspect someone is exposed to possible breast cancer if:

Have tumor in the breast that arose at the age above 35 years, showed that the situation is not tame. This additional acceleration of the tumor mass is very fast.
There is a change in the form of both contract and breast swelling
Supplementary examination, such as mamaografi, USG etc. indicate the direction to get there.