| If you are a woman, there is one kind of cancer that | | | | likely to be less tender and sore. If you are a person |
| you always have to be on the look out for, and that | | | | that has irregular periods, then you can check your |
| is breast cancer. No matter what age you are, you | | | | beast any time of the month. You will still get the |
| can still get breast cancer. Although it is more | | | | same effect. Just remember, try to do a |
| common in women that are 40 years of age or | | | | self-examination when your breasts are not sore. |
| older, you should start doing breast exams as soon | | | | This way you can do a much better job examining |
| as you can. This is because you can actually help to | | | | without worrying about your breasts being too sore |
| prevent breast cancer with early detection. If you | | | | to touch. |
| are not able to prevent it, you are going to be able | | | | If you do not think that self-examinations are the |
| to have a better chance of getting rid of it the | | | | best way to go, for early detection of breast cancer |
| sooner that you do find it. | | | | you can always go in and have mammograms. This is |
| They recommended doing breast cancer exams | | | | a breast X-ray that is able to see the smallest breast |
| every 3 years. This is after you reach your late 20's | | | | tumors. Now the question is, when and how often |
| and 30's. However, keep in mind that breast cancer is | | | | should you go in for a mammogram? The truth is, it |
| something that you are able to detect yourself. It is | | | | is really going to depend on your age. Not only that, |
| always good to keep a close watch on your breasts. | | | | but it is going to have a lot to do with your family |
| Every few days, you should feel them while you are | | | | history as well. If breast cancer is something that |
| in the shower to check for lumps. These lumps could | | | | runs in your family, then you are going to want to do |
| be signs of breast cancer. The lumps will usually be | | | | mammograms more often than other people. Breast |
| hard and noticeable. | | | | cancer is something that kind of runs in families. |
| When it comes to doing breast self-examination, | | | | Although it is unknown why it does this, it does not |
| there are a few times of the month that are the | | | | change the fact that it does run in family trees. |
| best time to check for breast cancer. This is a good | | | | As you can see, there are a few things that you can |
| way to do early breast screening detection to help | | | | do to help you with early detection of breast cancer. |
| you prevent getting it. Although some people still | | | | Early detection is, of course, the best shot you have |
| think that you should check for breast cancer every | | | | at getting rid of breast cancer before it starts and |
| few days, you are really only suppose to check it | | | | spreads to the rest of your body. Also, breast |
| about once a month. However, do keep in mind that | | | | cancer is not that common in men, but it can happen, |
| doing it more than once a month is not bad. | | | | thus, men should check themselves as well from time |
| The best time a month to check for breast cancer is | | | | to time with a self-examination. However, they |
| the day after your period. This is the best time to | | | | should do this far less often than women. |
| perform a self-examination, because your breasts are | | | | |