Breast Cancer 101
A Guide to Breast Cancer by Susan G. Komen
CHAPTER 3
Breast Self-Awareness Messages
CHAPTER 3
Breast Self-Awareness Messages
Chapter Overview
Breast Self-Awareness Messages highlights the four topics of breast self-awareness: know your risk, get screened, know what’s normal for you and make healthy lifestyle choices, along with key messages for each.
The following topics are discussed in this section:
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Breast Self-Awareness Messages
- Know Your Risk
- Get Screened
- Know What is Normal for You
- Make Healthy Lifestyle Choices
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Know Your Risk
- Risk factors and breast cancer
- Family history of breast cancer
- Absence of family history
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Get Screened
- Talk with your doctor about screening
- Mammogram
- Clinical Breast Exam (CBE)
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Know What is Normal for You
- Warning signs
- Importance of visual changes
- Importance of physical changes
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Make Healthy Lifestyle Choices
- Maintaining a healthy weight
- Exercising and physical activity
- Limiting alcohol use
- Limiting use of menopausal hormones
- Breastfeeding
