Because the early detection of breast cancer is the key to survival, every woman regardless of age should do a monthly breast exam as well as a yearly breast and pelvic exam. It is recommended women over the age of forty receive an annual mammogram as well as the physical exam. Any man or woman who feels a change in their breast s size, shape or texture, who has a discharge or a burning, itching sensation of the nipples or has pain, inflammation or redness of the breast should schedule an appointment with their doctor at the earliest opportunity. While many of these symptoms may be caused by benign, non-cancerous causes, the possibility that it could be actual breast cancer isn t worth the risk of ignoring it when the statistics show a woman has a one in eight chance of developing breast cancer at some point in her lifetime. Early detection of breast cancer is the key to survival.
Detection is often bases upon symptoms.
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