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When to Perform a Self Breast Exam
How to Do a Visual Self Breast Exam
Standing Technique for Breast Exam
Horizontal Technique for Breast Exam
Breast Check Techniques
Materials for Self Breast Exam
How to Keep A Breast Exam Journal
The Physiology of the Breast
Understanding Breast Cancer Tumor Sizes
The Benefits of Performing a Monthly Breast Exam
How to Do a Male Breast Exam by a Female
How to Do a Female Breast Exam by a Female
How to Do a Female Breast Exam by a Male
How to Make Partner Breast Exams Fun
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Summary: Discover the physiology of the breast in this free home health video series.
Carolyn Waygood is a leader in the field of health and wellness. She’s a strong believer in lowering the death rate of breast cancer through early detection, and so became a Plexus...read more
"Breast cancer occurs in both men and women. The early detection of breast cancer enables us to effectively treat the disease and also increases your survival rates. Finding breast cancer in it's earliest stages may make your survival rate one hundred percent. It is important to perform monthly breast self examinations so that you can detect breast cancer, if it does occur at its earliest detectable stage. For men and women your breast tissue will feel different. In a woman her breast tissue is made up of lobules, milk ducts, and fatty tissue. The lobules and milk ducts make up a majority of the breast tissue in woman. In men breast tissue is comprised mainly of fatty tissue. Notice the absence of the milk glands and the milk ducts. Unfortunately, a good majority of breast cancer is diagnosed within these ductal cells. At latter stage cancer, ductal sarcoma can spread through the ductal tissue and into the fatty tissue cells. It is important to know when a man is performing a self examination on a woman that a woman's breast can sometimes, typically be lumpy. This is when the milk ducts and the milk glands are swollen to the touch. In a man, notice the absence of those ductal tissues, creating a less denser breast. When a woman examines a man, she will find his breast feels less lumpy than her own. That's normal, and you should take this into consideration when performing self examinations on one another. If you become familiar with the look and feel of the normal breast of your spouse, then you will be able to detect changes in breast tissue, sooner rather than later. If you do detect a change in breast tissue, please make sure that you report that change to your physician as soon as possible. The early detection of breast cancer may save your life."
eHow Article: The Physiology of the Breast
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