Proactive self-care stands as an indispensable pillar of overall well-being. Among the myriad health concerns, breast cancer takes center stage, underscoring the critical necessity of routine ...

For decades, doctors and advocacy groups have urged women to examine their breasts every month for unusual lumps. Now many of those same experts have a different message: Never mind. Earlier this ...

There's a timeless truth to the old aphorism, "if you want something done right, you have to do it yourself." Although that might be true for many things in life, when it comes to breast self-exams, ...

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and cancer awareness starts with general breast awareness. Dr. Julie Nangia, medical director of breast oncology at the Dan L Duncan Comprehensive Cancer ...

Breast self-exam, or regularly examining your breasts on your own, can be an important way to find breast cancer early, when it’s more likely to be treated successfully—and you definitely don’t need ...

Once upon a time, lots of us would hang laminated placards in the shower that detailed a step-by-step guide to checking our breasts. The expectation: That you would examine your breasts in a very ...

Monthly self-checks can be a helpful way to recognize early symptoms of conditions such as cancer. People may benefit from checking body parts such as the breasts, chest, testicles, and skin monthly.

Mammograms don’t catch everything. “It’s well established in the medical community that mammograms miss about 10 — 15 percent of palpable masses in the breast,” says Northwestern Medicine Breast ...

A breast self-exam is a screening technique you can do at home to check for breast lumps. Maintaining frequent self-exams can help you recognize changes in your breast shape, size, and texture. Share ...