Brest Examination

HOW TO DO BREAST EXAMINATION

l. Stand before a mirror. Place your hands
on your hips) & press your waist firmly to
tense the chest muscles.

1. Look at your breasts. Any abnormal
   change in size, shape, or color? Any swellin
   dimpling, or bulging? Any redness, rashes,1
   orange-peel appearance?

2. Look at you nipples. Has the position
   changed? ls it inverted? ls it pushed inward
   instead of sticking out?
   

3. Raise you arms & repeat the check of the
   breasts & nipples as above. Any changes?

4. Milk your breasts! Press the nipples
   slightly. Did any fluid come out? Is it watery,
   milky, bloody, or yellowish?
   

5. Lie down flat, facing the ceiling! Place
   your right arm under your head. Use the pad
   of the fingers of your right hand to feel the
   left breast, & vice versa. Use firm smooth,
   small circular motions. Cover the entire
   breast. Move your fingers up & down, in
   rows, orderly, till the entire breast is
   massaged.
   

1. If you are uncomfortable about any
   changes, see your doctor. If you notice a
   lump, don't slump, don't scream - over 80%
   of lumps are not cancers! Take your breasts
   seriously!

PHC BREAST EXAMINATION
COMMITMENT:

(Women) "I will examine my breasts, at least,
once in a month."

(Men) "I will remind her every month to
examine her breasts."