🌸BREAST CANCER SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS 🌸⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
When completing your monthly breast self-exam, be aware of the following signs and symptoms most commonly seen: ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
• A lump or thickening in the breast, especially if it is only in one breast⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
• Changes to the shape or size of the breast⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
• Changes to the shape of the nipple, such as crusting, sores or ulcers, redness or inversion (a nipple that turns in when it used to point out).⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
• Changes to the skin of the breast, such as dimpling (sometimes looking like an orange peel), a rash, scaly appearance, unusual redness or other colour changes⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
• Fluid leaking or discharge from the nipple that occurs without squeezing⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
• Persistent, unusual pain that doesn’t go away⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
• Swelling or discomfort in the armpit.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
This information was obtained from National Breast Cancer Awareness ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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Book an appointment to see your GP today if you have noticed any of these signs and symptoms in your monthly breast self-exams.