“Doctor Lab Panda” was posted to educate and advise on how to do a breast self-examination. for breast cancer It is the number 1 cancer in Thai women and it tends to increase every year. There is no vaccine, and 3 out of 4 patients have no risk factors, emphasizing that “every woman is at risk of getting breast cancer.”
Today (November 25), the page “Doctor Lab Panda” or MD Pakpoom Dethasdin, a famous medical technician. Came out to the post to educate and advise how to do a breast examination yourself, saying “Yesterday I shared a story about a nurse who had breast cancer. Do you know that he is very close to women?
because of breast cancer It is the number 1 cancer in Thai women and it tends to increase every year. There is no vaccine and 3 out of 4 patients have no risk factors. Simply translated, “Every woman is at risk of breast cancer.”
self breast exam It should be checked regularly from the age of 20 and before self-exam, you must know how to observe the size of your own breast first. You will know how our milk has changed. Not everyone’s milk is the same. Some people have bigger and harder breasts before their period. When taking the contraceptive pill, the breasts will grow. But for some people, the breasts can be hard throughout the period.
Therefore, the ideal time for breast examination is 5-7 days after the last day of menstruation. Because during this time the breasts are soft. How to check yourself is as follows.
1. Horizontal up and down, parallel to the body Use the index finger, middle finger and ring finger to alternately feel up and down and back and forth across the breast.
2. Spiral type or clockwise type palpation from the nipple area clockwise to the armpit area Press the nipple with your thumb and forefinger to see if any lymph or blood comes out.
3. Radius around the breast Starting from the top of the breast towards the bottom and moving the thumb from the bottom to the nipple, repeat a halo around the breast.
To put it simply, there is whatever Feel it all over our breasts. And the danger signs are that we need to see a doctor
– Found a lump or abnormally hard kidney area in the breast area
– Lymph and blood come from the nipples.
– The skin around the breast has changed from the original. Whether it’s a dent (dent) or tight, swollen skin like the skin of an orange peel
– The nipple is retracted abnormally.
– The skin around the areola nipple looks different from the original, for example, a rash comes and goes
– Unusually different sizes and shapes. all said it’s an abnormality that we can find out by ourselves But if you go to the doctor The doctor will make a more detailed diagnosis, such as
Mammogram examination (Mammogram) It is very useful in detecting small breast cancers because it can be detected before the lump is noticeable. But this benefit will work well in people over 40, where the breast meat will not be very thick. A mammogram can see many details. But for younger people, it is difficult to interpret mammogram results and in case of lumps. I couldn’t tell if the lump was water or lump.
Ultrasound examination (Ultrasound) There are benefits that can be used in younger people. And it can help diagnose the lumps. in the breast is watery or lumpy Makes treatment planning easier The doctor will then continue to provide appropriate treatment such as surgery, radiation, chemotherapy and anti-hormonal drugs.
know this Don’t forget to feel the milk. “Words are just words. This is the milk I want to make.
