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Monday, 1 February 2016

BREAST CANCER AWARNESS(TAKE ACTION)

One of the popular quotes for breast cancer says: "if women were more concerned about the health of their breast than the size of it, then there will take approaches to reduce the risk of breast cancer".
Breast cancer does not affect women with huge breast only, any woman is at risk of suffering breast cancer.
We have been told that cancer is the abnormal proliferation of cells, and breast cancer occurs when the cells that makes up the organ "Breast" begins to proliferate forming abnormal cells. This situation can affect any woman but women who have history of a family member who suffered breast cancer is more likely to come down with it, although there are some predisposing factors such as exposure to radioactive rays; history of chemotherapy, which might expose one to the risk of cancer, although over the years the cause of cancer generally has been said to be idiopathic (unknown).
The fair knowledge of how to self examine yourself as a woman for breast lumps is expedient because research has show that a greater number of people who survived breast cancer, we're diagnosed of it at it's early stage.
I am hoping that the outline shared below,can be useful in self examination for breast cancer, we are doing this not to put fear or fright in anyone but to help in fighting breast cancer; thus we join every other person out there who creates awarness on breast cancer to combat breast cancer to charge every woman to take action for the health of their breast, and not the size of it.

                                       OUTLINE
₩ Go in front of a mirror, without straps,Look out for a nipple that has changed position or is inverted(pushed inwards instead of sticking out), then place your arms on your hips,while raising your shoulder, look out for the usual size, Shape and colour of your breast,making sure that your breast is evenly shaped with no distortion or swelling. Look out for redness,soreness,rash, dimpling, puckering or bulging of the skin.

₩ The next thing to do while still standing in front of the mirror, is to raise your hands looking out for the same changes.

₩ keep your hands raised, while at this,look out for signs of fluid coming out of both nipples (This fluid can be watery, milky or yellowish in colour, or blood).

₩ lie upright,facing the ceiling, using your left hand to feel your right breast and vice versa, use a firm smooth touch with the first few fingers pad, keep the finger together move like in a circle,about the size of a quarter, with this movement cover the entire breast, from side to side, from the collar bone to the top of the abdomen, and from the armpit to the cleavage.

₩ Follow a pattern to be sure that you have covered the whole breast. You can begin at the nipple, moving in larger and larger circles until you get to the outer edge of the breast. Be sure to feel all the tissue from the front to the back of your breast; for the skin and tissue beneath, use light pressure; use medium pressure for tissue in the middle of your breast, use firm pressure for the deep tissue, you should be able to feel down to your ribcage.

₩ you might want to perform the next step while in the bathroom, with your skin wet and slippery while sitting or standing in front of the mirrow cover the entire breast using the same movement described on the 5th outline.

 If you notice any changes,kindly visit your doctor.

Now just in case you are among the people who believe and practise the popular saying "ignorant is bliss" that believe cannot be useful here because as I wrote above, the women who survived breast cancer, research has shown that the cancer was detected early.
 I will love to end this piece by celebrating everyone out there:
who are in this fight against breast cancer;
Those who survived breast cancer;
Those who are battling with breast cancer and
Those who have fallen and i pray Grace for the :













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