The importance of breast cancer awareness can never be amplified enough. A stitch in time saves nine, and early detection saves lives! While breast self-exams at home can’t replace a medical check-up, ...

When you consider that rates of breast cancer continue to rise in women under 50, per the American Cancer Society, it makes sense to want to do everything you can to prevent it—or at the very least, ...

A breast self-exam (BSE) is a method you can use to check your own breast tissue at home for lumps and other changes. Breast self-exams may help you identify any changes or abnormalities that you may ...

Early detection through a regular breast self-exam (BSE) is crucial for increasing breast cancer survival rates. That’s why so many survivors and medical experts advocate for monthly home screenings.

Breast self-exams are an easy and important way to help keep yourself healthy. By checking your breasts regularly, you can catch any changes early, which can help in finding issues like breast cancer ...

First things first: a breast self-exam is basically getting to know your breasts really well. Think of it as a monthly check-in with your body. While it’s not a replacement for regular mammograms (you ...

Catching cancer in its earliest stages, when it can be treated most successfully, can increase the chances individuals who develop the disease go on to live long, healthy lives. Doctors are not as ...

The conversation around self-breast exams has changed over the past few years, leaving people with breasts pretty confused. There was once a time when self-exams were taught in doctor's offices, but ...

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 ...

Oct. 1 -- Breast self-examination is commonly taught as a way for women to detect breast cancer, but new research says cancer detection may be best taken out of their hands — because the exams don't ...