Is a simple reminder that a regular breast self-exam is an important step for the early detection of breast cancer.

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Remind each other to do your breast self exam

Breast lump or thickening
Bleeding or discharge from the nipple
Change in breast shape or contour
Dimpling or puckering of the skin
Inflamed reddish appearance of the breast
Retraction or scaliness of the nipple

A breast lump or any suspicious sign should by checked by a physician as soon as possible. Many women delay seeing a doctor when they discover a lump, even though ¾’s of all breast lumps are benign. If a lump does turn out to be cancer, early diagnosis and treatment give women the best possible chance for a cure. In addition to seeing a physician to investigate symptoms of breast cancer, a woman should undergo a routine physical breast examination with her physician.

Monthly self-exam
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Clinical Breast exams every three years for women 20-40 years of age
Clinical breast exams every year for women 40 years or older
Annual Mammograms should begin at age 40

• One woman is diagnosed with breast cancer every three minutes, and one woman will die of breast cancer every 13 minutes in the United States.
• Breast cancer is the most frequently diagnosed cancer among women.
• Breast cancer is second only to lung cancer in cancer deaths among women.
• The most proven and significant risk factors for getting breast cancer are being female and getting older.
• African Americans have the highest death rate from breast cancer of any racial/ethnic ground in the United States
• The chance of a woman dying from breast cancer is about 1 in 33 (3 percent)

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