What to do if you have a breast lump?
I remember when I was a medical student, the Professor of Medicine saying, “You have your eyes to see, your ears to listen and your hands to feel”. It was true then to make a diagnosis and it’s true today.
Breast cancer is diagnosed in over 13,000 Australian women each year and over half of those cases are because women who are very cautious and aware of their breasts saw or felt something was different.
Dr Helen Zorbas, the Director of the National Breast and Ovarian Cancer Centre says “Women can be breast aware by getting to know the normal look and feel of their breasts through everyday activities, like feeling them whilst showering,
looking at them in the mirror whilst dress and you know, there is no right or wrong way to check your breasts, the important thing is just to do it.”
Dr John provides more information about how to get the correct diagnosis and what the treatment options are.
Access the National Breast and Ovarian Cancer Centre website - http://www.nbcc.org.au/
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