Per year worldwide, there are increasing cases of breast cancer of which only half are cured, and it is estimated that one in eight women have the disease at some point in their lives, it is important for studies done to prevent this pathology.
How to perform self-examination?.
- When you perform breast self-exam, you need good light, she should stand or sit in front of the mirror, arms at your sides, you should seek dimples, wrinkles, roughness or redness, discharge from the nipples, or changes in size and shape of the breasts.
- Lying on your back, place a folded towel or pillow under your left shoulder and place your left hand under or over the head, can also be done standing or while taking a shower. So with the right hand, keeping fingers together and planes have to feel soft to the touch your left breast without pressing too much. Then change the position of the arms and take the exam in the other breast.
- This can be done in two ways, by circles or lines. In the first case should start at the top of your breast as you move your fingers slowly around the outside in a big circle. When back at the top, move your hand a little closer to the nipple and make smaller circles. Repeat the procedure in increasingly smaller circles until you have examined all the breast tissue.
- If performed by lines, it is advisable to start in the armpit area, moving his fingers slowly down until they are below the breast, bringing them closer to the nipple and then back up, using the same movement pattern.
