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DO-IT-YOURSELF
MONTHLY BREAST SELF-EXAM
Provided as a Service From Wyeth-Ayerst
Laboratories
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IN
THE SHOWER
Raise one arm. With fingers flat, touch
every part of the breast, gently feeling
for a lump or thickening. Use your right
hand to examine your left breast, your left
hand for your right breast.
BEFORE
A MIRROR
With arms at your sides, then raised above
your head, look carefully for changes in
the size, shape, and contour of each breast.
Look for puckering, dimpling, or changes
in skin texture.
Gently
squeeze both nipples and look for discharge.
LYING
DOWN
Place a towel or pillow under your right
shoulder and your right hand behind your
head. Examine your right breast with your
right hand.
Fingers
flat, press gently in small circles, starting
at the outermost top edge of your breast
and spiraling in toward the nipple. Examine
every part of the breast. Repeat with left
breast.
With
your arm resting on a firm surface, use
the same circular motion to examine the
underarm area. This is breast tissue, too.
"THIS
SELF-EXAM IS NOT A SUBSTITUTE FOR PERIODIC
EXAMINATIONS BY A QUALIFIED PHYSICIAN."
MAMMOGRAMS
SAVE LIVES.
Albert
Einstein Healthcare Foundation
Philadelphia, PA 19141
REMINDER:
MAKE SURE TO HAVE YOUR YEARLY PAP SMEAR!
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