Palpation breast cancer: Why prevention saves lives

The palpation of the breast is the first and most important step for the recognition of a potential breast cancer…
Most of the time women are discovering across a sore spot in the breast, and then consult a gynecologist.
We need all the women to αντιήφθούν that the systematic palpation of the breast is the best means for a timely response to potential problems.
It is best to be done on a monthly basis, after the end of the period, when the breast is not swollen. It’s easier to be in the shower with soap because the hand slips on the skin and the small anomalies become more easily perceived.
The palpation is done with slow, circular movements starting distal of the breast and also covering the four τεταρτημόριά.
The most frequent area of occurrence of malignancy is in the upper outside quadrant of each breast.
It is also important to say that the more times a woman ψηλαφά something in the breast, is not a malignancy, but a cyst or a benign ινοαδένωμα.
Most of the time women are discovering across a sore spot in the breast, and then consult a gynecologist.
We need all the women to αντιήφθούν that the systematic palpation of the breast is the best means for a timely response to potential problems.
It is best to be done on a monthly basis, after the end of the period, when the breast is not swollen. It’s easier to be in the shower with soap because the hand slips on the skin and the small anomalies become more easily perceived.
The palpation is done with slow, circular movements starting distal of the breast and also covering the four τεταρτημόριά.
The most frequent area of occurrence of malignancy is in the upper outside quadrant of each breast.
It is also important to say that the more times a woman ψηλαφά something in the breast, is not a malignancy, but a cyst or a benign ινοαδένωμα.