Oct 01
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month

We're always Pink, here at PinkDome, but this month you should be, too. October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month. What should you be aware of when it comes to breast cancer? The main thing is that early detection saves lives. Women should be performing self-breast exams once a month and getting their annual mammograms, especially after age 35. Here are tips on how to perform a self-breast exam:

  • Standing with your shoulders straight and your arms on your hips, face a mirror. Look for any differences in size, shape, color, swelling or bulging of the skin, changes in the nipple, or any signs of redness or rash.
  • Raise your arms, and examine your breasts for any of those differences.
  • Gently squeeze each nipple to check for any discharge.
  • Lie down, and feel each breast with the hand of the opposite arm. Feel all the tissue, applying pressure to check deep tissue for any lumps or abnormalities.
  • Examine the breasts while you are standing or sitting, gently examining the entire breast. You may want to try this method in the shower, while the skin is slippery.

    • To find out more, visit the Susan G. Komen Foundation through the link to your right. Wear a pink ribbon. I do, and it gives me the opportunity to speak to strangers about breast cancer awareness and the importance of early detection. Wear yours, and keep a pocket full of them. I'll take the one off my lapel and give it to a stranger to give them the opportunity to remind others of the importance of early detection.

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    Thanks, PD

    Jennie at October 1, 2007 11:29 AM
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