Is it Possible to Decrease the Risk of Breast Cancer?

Breast Cancer Awareness

Breast cancer is still not in control instead of continuous efforts and researches; the fear of being diagnosed with this disease has occupied the mind of every woman because there are no precautionary measures to be taken to avoid its occurrence.

The risk can’t be decreased because it recognizes no boundaries and can invade any one; there are no instructions which can be followed to decrease the risk. The only way that increases your chances of survival after being diagnosed with this disease is early detection when it is on a stage to be cured successfully.

How Breast Cancer Can Be Detected Earlier?

Breast cancer is an intricate disease that cannot be felt by the victim at an earlier stage. Those who don’t go for screening tests they are at higher risk of late detection. Attending regular sessions of breast screening, decrease your risk of being diagnosed with breast cancer at later stage and better it can be treated if detected earlier.

Mammogram Screening

Mammogram screening is an X-ray of breasts to find out the symptoms of breast cancer before they reached in a state to be felt by the person. This test is a part of breast examination and enlightens breast cancer awareness. Attending regular sessions of screening, lower the risk of dying with the breast cancer. Women age 50 to 79should go for mammogram screening every two years and the women between 40-49 should follow the advice of doctor in this regard.

Clinical Breast Examination

Clinical breast examination is the evaluation of breasts by the doctor or nurse to feel the lumps or any other change that can be felt with the help of finger tips.

Breast Self Examination

Breast self examination means checking your breasts to feel the presence of any unusual change like change in the size and shape of breasts, some other changes like inverted nipples or change in texture of breasts. Armpits should also be checked for presence of lumps because there is a network of veins and breast tissues spread around armpits and high above the chest.

Which Test is Suitable for Me?

Clinical and self breast examination can neither assure you the early detection nor they reduce the risk of dying with breast cancer .Both of these are beneficial in terms of enlightening your breast cancer awareness, the best way in this present situation to detect breast cancer at early stage is mammogram screening.