Now examine the other breast and armpit in the same manner. For added safety, you might also want to do breast examination while in the shower or bath, when your skin is slippery. The Cancer Association of SA Thousands of women have been successfully treated for breast cancer and are now leading normal, active lives. The Cancer Association can help answer your questions about breast cancer. They provide emotional and practical support to new breast cancer patients.
Counselling is provided by the volunteers.
They also provide a temporary prosthesis, a list with exercises, a list of where to obtain a more permanent prosthesis and a booklet containing some thoughts and information for a woman who has breast cancer. To find out more about breast cancer, patient services, support groups and information relating to cancer, call the Cancer Association of SA toll-free on 0800 226622.