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Is there a right way to examine my breasts?

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Is there a right way to examine my breasts?

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Yes. There are several proper ways to examine your breasts. Ask your health care provider to teach you how to do a breast self-exam to make sure you are doing it correctly and thoroughly.

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Yes. There are several “right ways” to examine your breasts. Ask your doctor to teach you how to do a breast self-exam. You need to make sure you are doing it correctly. The American Cancer Society also has a guide that shows the right way to examine your breasts. Visit its web site at: http://www.cancer.org/docroot/CRI/content/CRI_2_6x_How_to_perform_a_breast_self_exam_5.asp?sitearea=. Breast Health Access for Women with Disabilities has a guide for breast self-exam for women who have physical limitations. Visits its web site at: http://www.bhawd.org/sitefiles/bse/bse_broc.html. Be sure to discuss any new lump or change with your doctor.