Breast self-examination can be started in your twenties; it is important to learn the structure of breast tissue and gain experience.
It is appropriate for pre-menopausal women to do it one week after the end of menstruation every month, and for women who have gone through menopause, on the same day every month. For example, they may do it on the first of the month or on the 15th.
Breast examination should be done once a month, doing it more frequently will cause any changes that may occur to be missed.
Breast examination is performed with crossed hands, right hand and left hand. breast, such as examining the right breast with the left hand.
Breast self-examination consists of 4 steps
First step It is the visual examination of both breast tissues in front of a mirror. Our aim is to notice the visible swellings
To see whether there is a difference between the two breast tissues.
Seeing dimples and depressions that may occur on the skin
Redness, flaking, skin thickening, orange peel on the breast skin or nipple Having an appearance and seeing the wounds
Notice the new changes in the nipples, such as indentation or nipples pointing in different directions.
It is a visual examination after placing the hands on the waist. The hands are pressed on the waist. Meanwhile, we repeat what we did in the first step. During this examination, the examination is performed from different angles by turning right and left. Then, both hands are lifted up and skin shrinkages in both breast tissues, wrinkles and depressions in the skin seen in one breast are investigated.
This is a manual examination,
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Those with small breast tissue can do this examination in front of a mirror, while those with large breast tissue should do this examination in a lying position.
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When performing the examination, 3 fingers (index, middle and ring fingers) should be used. Breast tissue and nipple are examined with circular movements. It is necessary to carry out the examination with the hand on the other side.
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First, the examination is performed with the arms at the side, then the arm is brought under the head and the examination is repeated.
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The nipple should also be examined
Manual examination of the tissues around the breast
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Examining the armpits
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Above the collarbone and below
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The areas below and within the breast tissue should also be examined.
Self-performed breast examination is not a cancer screening, it cannot replace mammography and doctor's examination. We perform mammography and examination to detect breast cancers before they become palpable. Self-examination is only important to detect interval cancers, that is, cancers that develop in the period between two screening periods. And to catch women who cannot get breast cancer screening at the earliest possible stage.
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