I know the month will be celebrated with races, donations and all things "pink", but I will offer in the blog one prevention tip and one early detection tip each day.
An apple a day may indeed keep the doctor away. The polyphenols in apples have been shown to reduce the risk of breast cancer.
Although we now have many kinds of screening examinations that find very small breast cancers, self breast examination (SBE) is still important and women sometimes find the breast cancer first. See your doctor if you find:
- any lump that persists through a menstrual cycle
- any thickening in the breast
- any skin change or dimpling (may see only in mirror with arms up)
- any change is the nipple, such as discharge or inversion
- any thing that doesn't "feel right" to you
Any of the these findings may be an early sign of breast cancer.
Together we can prevent 86,000 breast cancer cases each year.
This content is general and not personal medical advice. If you find any of the changes at SBE, call your doctor.
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