Thursday, December 22, 2011

your risk of breast cancer is high, especially when you're over 40

If a piece of hard felt in the breasts, skin, sunken areas, wrinkles, early breast discharge ... your risk of breast cancer is high, especially when you're over 40.
Small quiz below will help you from Sheknows breast self-examination and know when to go see a specialist to determine their condition.
 
1. When a monthly breast self-examination, you feel:
a. No significant changes
b. There is a small department in a breast
c. A very large breast changes in size and shape
2. When checking your nipples, you see:
a. Nothing other than tests last month
b. It's a bit sore but it was weeks before you "were"
c. There is pus discharge as
3. You recently experienced chest pain:
a. Starts after you set a series of new moves affect breast
b. In a position and does not seem to lose
c. Only with some pain but it's only feels a bit swollen on one side of the chest
4. You certainly do not have a hard mass may be palpable or a tumor in the chest:
a. And there is no noticeable change any more
b. Both of you are breast swelling
c. But you see a sunken, wrinkled skin and a nipple cracks
5. When looking at my chest, you see:
a. Nothing changes in skin color, firmness and condition as usual
b. Dry, rough spots on the chest
c. There are acne, exfoliative, itchy nipple on one side and discharge.
If your answer is mainly a: Chest you seem normal and you do not see any noticeable changes, indicating you are not breast cancer. This is a good result but you do not forget to continue monthly breast self-examination and should be tested periodically or take X-rays to detect tumors in the chest if you are 40 years or older.
If your answers are mainly b: changes noted as a small hard Department, chest pain or nipple discharge can be signs of breast cancer, but they also may be related to the hormonal changes in your body. For example, the nipple discharge may be due to the effects of hormonal changes, pregnancy and lactation. Chest pain can also be related to the tumor in your breast begin to grow but it is only when you are about to sign or red light on the effects of time "love" recently.
No matter the reason, you should be tested to determine the cause of the unusual symptoms and seek appropriate treatment if infected.
If you answer mostly c: unusual changes in your breasts are the warning signs you can get breast cancer. You should seek immediate advice to the doctors, do the necessary tests and if necessary, X-ray to check the accuracy of breast disease. If you have breast cancer, the treatment is simpler and more likely to succeed if at an early stage.