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Breast Cancer | Dr. Kavita Verma | Manipal Hospital Baner

hello everyone I'm Dr Kavita Verma consultant breast and general surgeon at manipal hospital Baner Pune now October is celebrated as the breast cancer awareness month breast cancer is the leading cause of cancer amongst women in India and the uh cancer which takes maximum number of lives now if breast cancer is detected early then the results of treatment are very good and the patients can get completely cured so here in lies the importance of breast cancer screening what do we mean by screening screening is to pick up cancers very early and this can be done by two methods one is called as a breast self examination and the other is a screening mamography now breast self- examination is done by the women themselves now what do we mean by breast self- examination who should do it and when it should be done now breast self- examination in women who are in the menstrual age group that is who are still menstruating the fourth or fifth day of the Menses is the best time to do a breast self examination this is done in two methods one is lying down and one is in standing now lying down use the left hand to examine the right breast and the right hand to examine the left breast in radial circular manners with the tip of the fingers the entire breast is felt so what you are going to look for whether something abnormal feeling of you know something slipping under the breast it's something akin to a marble under a paper or a roll you know you feel something is slipping under the breast or the skin texture feels different or you notice some kind of a discharge from the nipple or there is some swelling in the underarm region so this is what you examine by yourself in a lying down position the other would be in a standing position best done in the sh when your hands are wet same technique applies left hand for the right breast right hand for the left breast raise your hand above your head and again feel the entire breast in circular motions or a similar feel something slipping under the breast something feels very hard most of the times it is painless so this is something you do you find something abnormal please consult your surgeon and then subsequently it will be evaluated the second would be a screening mamography screening mamography is a technique which picks up breast cancers before they become clinically obvious mamography involves High uh radiation that is X-rays of the breast which is taken by compressing the breast between two plates the pictures are taken and this will show us lesions which are very tiny and not clinically obvious so breast self- examination and screening mamography are very important tools to pick up cancer early picking up breast cancer early ensures a cure from cancer so please understand the importance of breast self- examination and do undergo a screening mamography for women above the age of 45 thank you [Music]

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