Female Breast Self Examination
Breast cancer is one of the most commonly seen malignant tumors in females.
High risk groups for breast cancers included:
Breast cancer is one of the most commonly seen malignant tumors in females.
High risk groups for breast cancers included:
- females who have never given birth or give birth for the first time after 35 years old
- females with breast cancer in one breast
- there is family history of breast cancer (especially if the family member is either mother of sister)
- females with menopause after 55 years old
- females with good financial backgrounds
- are obese
- are heavy eater of animal fat
Among all cancer, breast cancer is one of the cancer which can be detected at the early stages. Over 80% of the breast cancer can be detected through breast self examinations. Therefore it is advisable for females to have self examinations every month in the week following menstruation (menopause women can fix any one day in the month). When abnormal findings are present, the abnormalities by themselves are not indicative of breast cancer, and further mammogram should be arranged. If mammogram shows abnormal result, surgical specialist should be consulted to confirm the diagnosis.
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| *The most common site for breast cancer is the upper lateral quadrant. |
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| **The area to be included in breast self examination is very wide. The upper boundary is the clavicle, stretching medially to the mid-sternal line and laterally to the mid-axillary line. Also, the peripheral areas of the breast have to be examined carefully. What Dr. Marisa Weiss, President and Founder of Breastcancer.org has to say about this article |
“New guidelines recommending that women not perform breast self-examinations (BSEs)"
could seriously endanger women’s health and lead to later detection of cancers in some women,” says Marisa Weiss, M.D., president and founder of Breastcancer.org and a leading breast cancer oncologist. “These guidelines do not reflect a new point of view, but they are still very bad advice.”
Report robs women of a key tool in their arsenal
“The world of early detection of breast cancer is imperfect – there is not one test that will detect all cancers early."
This report robs women of one of the key tools in what is already a limited arsenal for detection of this terrible disease in the general population – mammography, a doctor’s examination, and a woman’s own breast self-exam. For the 20% of women whose cancers are only found by physical exam—not mammography—an individual woman’s self-examination may be her main opportunity for early detection with a potential survival benefit.
could seriously endanger women’s health and lead to later detection of cancers in some women,” says Marisa Weiss, M.D., president and founder of Breastcancer.org and a leading breast cancer oncologist. “These guidelines do not reflect a new point of view, but they are still very bad advice.”
Early detection is crucial to quality of life
“Early detection of breast cancer is crucial not only to the ‘survivorship’ of a patient, but to her quality of life while treating the cancer, and thereafter. For many patients, early detection could mean not having to lose a breast through mastectomy or not having to experience aggressive chemotherapy,” says Dr. Weiss.Report robs women of a key tool in their arsenal
“The world of early detection of breast cancer is imperfect – there is not one test that will detect all cancers early."
This report robs women of one of the key tools in what is already a limited arsenal for detection of this terrible disease in the general population – mammography, a doctor’s examination, and a woman’s own breast self-exam. For the 20% of women whose cancers are only found by physical exam—not mammography—an individual woman’s self-examination may be her main opportunity for early detection with a potential survival benefit.
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