Not all breast cancer lumps feel the same, but you should look out for any lump that is hard to the touch, has irregular edges, doesn't move down when pushed, and grows over time. However, it’s important to know that breast cancer lumps don’t always fit this criteria, and they’r...
“Even though 9 out of 10 lumps are harmless, if you find one, get it checked. Catching breast cancer early improves your chances of a full recovery if you are diagnosed with it.” Why it’s important to check your breasts Leading a healthy lifestyle is the best way to reduce your ri...
For years, women were told to perform self-breast exams to check for lumps on a regular basis, butmore recent researchhas called into question whether these self-checks actually lead to earlier detection. So what are you supposed to do to make sure you're staying on top of any possible b...
Start by conducting a detailed self-examination of your breasts. Familiarize yourself with the normal feel and appearance of your breast tissue so you can more easily detect any unusual changes. Pay attention to both breasts and check for lumps, skin changes, or any other abnormalities....
“We've completely flipped the outcomes for HER2-positive breast cancer, where it has gone from one of the most feared types of breast cancer to one of the most successfully treated types of breast cancer.”—Harold Burstein byPeter Attia ...
Learn how to examine your breasts with a breast self-exam, and what symptoms and signs to look for like lumps, pain, nipple discharge. Breast exams should be performed on females from pubescent age throughout life, even during and after menopause.
New one- or two-sided breast lumps that are often tender to touch and seem to spontaneously appear just under the surface of the nipples are known as breast buds. Breast buds are usually the first sign of puberty in healthy young girls. (Though moms tell me that the first telltale sign...
be a painful hardening of the breasts. This is the most common complication of breast-augmentation surgery. It is dealt with in a revision surgery where the scar tissue is scraped out to make more room for the implant. It can sometimes take several of these surgeries to correct the problem...
With this proposed change, community practitioners are likely to see more young women coming for breast cancer screening. “If more women get screened, that means we will find cancers before women can feel them, before they see problems with their skin, nipple discharge, or lumps under ...
Women may choose to do regular breast self-exams and check for lumps, but there are other breast changes to look out for. Symptoms of inflammatory breast cancer include redness and thickening of the skin on the breast. Many women have lumps that come and go during their cycle. A new lump...