BREAST SELF EXAMINATION Flashcards
HOW TO DETECT BREAST CANCER
Yearly Mammography
Yearly Clinical Breast Exam
Breast Self Exam every month
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
Breast Ultrasound
Yearly Mammography for women
older than 40 years old
Yearly Clinical Breast Exam for women older than
40 y/o
Yearly Clinical Breast Exam for women age _ every _
every 3 years at the age of 20 y/o
Breast Self Exam every
month
Breast Self Exam every month for women
20 y/o and above
how to detect breast cancer for clients with Risk
MRI and Breast Ultrasound
performed in asymptomatic women so that disease can be detected earlier
breast cancer screening
breast cancer screening first advocated in
1950
in the us, breast cancer screening starts at - in general population
40 years
BSE training and education in men starting at the age of
35 y/o
Clinical Breast examination in men every -
6-12 months
Clinical Breast examination in men every 6-12 months starting at the age of
35y/o
Consider baseline mammogram in men at the age of
40 y/o
annual mammogram in men if
- on the baseline study
- gynecomastia
- glandular breast density
performed by a healthcare professional to detect any abnormalities and warning signs
clinical breast exam
something every woman should do once a month at home
breast self exam
A valuable tool by which women learn the appearance and feel of
their own breast
breast self exam
BREAST SELF EXAM Performed - menstrual period( premenopausal)
5- days after
in Menopausal, select the - date - month for BSE
same date
each month
2 parts of BSE
inspection
palpation
INSPECTION
Stand in front of the
mirror inspect for: code
ANS C T R D (Chicken Taste Really Delicious)
findings in INSPECTION
-aerola
-nipples
-size
-symmetry
-superficial venous patterns
-color
-texture
-retraction
-dimpling
-dripping
in inspection, tell to pt to Raise arms up. you should watch for
Breast should rise evenly, dimpling and retraction