Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 11, Number 9, 1 September 1994 — Preventing breast cancer What to do: [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

Preventing breast cancer What to do:

From the Cancer lnformation Service

• Practice monthly breast self-exam: ask your doctor, nurse or mammography technician to teach you the proper method. • See your doctor for regular breast exams: at least every three years between the ages of 20 and 40 and every year after 40. • Have regular mammograms: screening mammographies should begin by age 40. Have one every year or two to age 49, and every year after age 50. • Be aware of a lump or thickening that does not go away or seem to change; or swelling, puckering or dimpling, skin irritation, pain or nipple tenderness. See your doctor early if these symptoms arise. • Call the Cancer Information Service at 1-800-4-CANCER for free information on cancer prevention and treatment.