[Lotus]

It's time we have a Self Breast Exam Thread. (Section too)

Feel Free to contribute any videos, techniques, exams, related experiences, etc.




   


How to Recognize Breast Cancer Symptoms
http://youtube.com/watch?v=yTHyMNBkbOY


Breast self-examination
http://wikipedia.org/wiki/Breast_exams

Breast Exams
http://www.breastcancer.org/symptoms/tes...ning/exams

[peggy]

Thats a very good thread, Lotus. Thanks.

I just found an interesting video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yw8Gx2LKWhA

[Lotus]

Thats a very good thread, Lotus. Thanks.

I just found an interesting video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yw8Gx2LKWhA

Thanks Peggy, here's another article from breastcancer.org

Symptoms of Breast Cancer

Last modified on July 18, 2013 at 6:37 AM

Initially, breast cancer may not cause any symptoms. A lump may be too small for you to feel or to cause any unusual changes you can notice on your own. Often, an abnormal area turns up on a screening mammogram (X-ray of the breast), which leads to further testing.

In some cases, however, the first sign of breast cancer is a new lump or mass in the breast that you or your doctor can feel. A lump that is painless, hard, and has uneven edges is more likely to be cancer. But sometimes cancers can be tender, soft, and rounded. So it's important to have anything unusual checked by your doctor.

According to the American Cancer Society, any of the following unusual changes in the breast can be a symptom of breast cancer:

• swelling of all or part of the breast
  
• skin irritation or dimpling
  
• breast pain
  
• nipple pain or the nipple turning inward
  
• redness, scaliness, or thickening of the nipple or breast skin
  
• a nipple discharge other than breast milk
  
• a lump in the underarm area
  

These changes also can be signs of less serious conditions that are not cancerous, such as an infection or a cyst. It’s important to get any breast changes checked out promptly by a doctor.

http://www.breastcancer.org/symptoms/und...c/symptoms

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Breast Cancer Symptoms







   

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Male breast cancer symptoms





   

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There are significant differences between male and female breast cancer. Lesions are easier to find in men due to the smaller breast size; however, lack of awareness may postpone seeking medical attention.


The presence of gynecomastia may mask the condition. The diagnosis is made later in men—at age 67 on average—than in women with their average at 63.


Lesions are less contained in men as they do not have to travel far to infiltrate skin, nipple, or muscle tissue. Thus, lesions in men tend to be more advanced. Indeed, almost half of male breast cancer patients are stage III or IV. In familial cases, male BRCA2 carriers are at risk, rather than BRCA1 carriers. With the relative infrequency of male breast cancer, randomized studies are lacking.



Treatment largely follows patterns that have been set for the management of postmenopausal breast cancer. The initial treatment is surgical and consists of a modified radical mastectomy with axillary dissection or lumpectomy and radiation therapy with similar treatment results as in women.
http://wikipedia.org/wiki/Male_breast_cancer


How is breast cancer in men diagnosed?
http://www.cancer.org/cancer/breastcance...-diagnosis




   

[Lotus]

A must see video for bio-males!,


Men's Breast Self Exams
http://www.breastselfexams.org/self-exam...self-exams

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What to look for:

   

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Risk Factors

   

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Stages of Breast Cancer