TAKE CARE OF YOURSELF: LEARN THE RULES OF BREAST SELF-EXAMINATION

Back in 1993, the World Health Organization declared October as the month to fight breast cancer. Every year, various activities are held around the world to raise women’s awareness and awareness of this disease. Throughout the month, experts from the National Medical Research Oncological Centre will share interesting facts, dispel popular myths and tell inspiring patient stories.

Let’s start with the basics: how to properly perform breast self-diagnosis?

It is important for our women to explain that self-examination is not an alternative to ultrasound examination of the mammary glands and mammography. You must visit the doctor’s office every year and take care of your own health. However, self-examination can detect changes in the body in a timely manner and cause an unplanned visit to the mother», – says Olga Urezko, a doctor-oncologist at A. Tsyb MRRC, member of the board of young scientists.

Self-examination is recommended for all women without exception. In reproductive age, it is necessary to check before the 10th day of the cycle – when the sex hormone content is most stable, because closer to ovulation breast begins to increase in volume and changes tissue density – it seems swollen and puffy. In post-menopausal age, self-examination is required with a certain periodicity (for example, on the 12th of each month).

Self-examination consists of 6 basic steps that each woman is able to perform at home. Step by step instruction in the carousel.