Question 1

breast self examination problem due to large breasts?

Accepted Answer

IT MAY TAKE LONGER: But it should be fine.

Question 2

how often should i do a  breast self-examination?

Accepted Answer

Monthly: If you still get periods, you should examine your breasts at the end of your menstration, when they are the least tender.  Do it the same time every month.  If you no longer get periods, then just pick the same day each month (the first sunday etc) so it is easiest to remember.

Question 3

breast self-examination: how do you know what's normal exam?

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Get help: Have your doctor or his nurse show you how. This is your baseline normal. Watch for changes. Do screening mammo if appropriate.

Question 4

i am interested to know about a device used for home based self-examination for early breast abnormalities detection.name of the device is breastlight?

Accepted Answer

LED flashlight torch: Looking at the webpages of Breastlight, it appears to be a type of LED flashlight (torch) that you use to shine through the skin and fatty tissues of your body, such as the breasts. Probably any modern LED flashlight with 600 or so lumens, that many people already have at home, can show you how such lighting would work. Without solid research studies, nobody can tell if such products are accurate.

Question 5

during self examination, i found one breast feeling hard and having more mass and the other one soft and normal. is it normal to have a difference?

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Yes: However, when in doubt, seek a professional examination

Question 6

how often should i do a self-examination for breast cancer?

Accepted Answer

Monthly: Self breasts examination once a month and if you feel a mass or find some changes in nipple or there is bleeding, consult your primary care doctor immediately. Now women at younger age like 25 years old gets breasts cancer and if diagnosed very early, surgery can cure the person.

Question 7

how to perform self examination on large breast? how to differentiate lumps in breast? is it better to get mammogram/ultrasound? 25 years old, 40d.

Accepted Answer

Depends: You should start with your doctor's exam.  If you have lumps, and if you have any family history of breast cancer, let your doctor know.  You may need both a mammogram and ultrasound.  Please do not take chances.

Question 8

i have many masses in both breasts, checked it by self examination, plus irregular periods and problems associated with menstruation, should i worry?

Accepted Answer

Menstruation: While breast mass does not sound like cancer but you should certainly consult a physician about irregular menstruation.

Question 9

i feel like my right breast is fuller, and harder than the left, when i do an self examination i dont find a lump, only that the whole breast is much harder. i write a looot with my right hand. ultrasound came all normal. im 19. what should i do?

Accepted Answer

: Although you are young and not in the screening age, you should see your doctor and arrange for a mammogram as part of a work-up for your symptoms.

Question 10

how often should i do a breast self-exam (bse)?

Accepted Answer

Once a month: Ideally once a month.

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I have many masses in both breasts, checked it by self examination, plus irregular periods and problems associated with menstruation, should i worry?

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I feel like my right breast is fuller, and harder than the left, when i do an self examination i dont find a lump, only that the whole breast is much harder. i write a looot with my right hand. ultrasound came all normal. im 19. what should i do?

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