Breast Self Exam Techniques

Breast self awareness is most effective when you know your health risk and family health history. It's important to study the breast in order to know the shape and also feel it thoroughly. In addition, breast self exam techniques are applied as optional screening techniques and there are five steps including:

1. Look at the breast in the mirror with shoulders straights and arms on hips. Note dimples, soreness, inverted nipples, swelling, rash etc.
2. Raise arms and look and feel for any changes
3. Look for any sign of fluid.
4. Feel breast while lying down with a pillow under your right shoulder, use three middle fingers on your left hand to check your right breast. Press using light, medium and firm pressures in a circle without lifting fingers. Follow an up and down pattern, feel for changes above and below the collarbone as well ass in the armpit. Repeat action on left breast.
5. Feel breast while standing or sitting specifically when skin is wet or slippery.

For more information, Check out these links!

http://www.komen.org/

http://www.breastcancer.org/