Student Health Services

Breast Self-Examination

Examining your breasts is an important way to find a breast cancer early, when it's most likely to be cured. Not every cancer can be found this way, but it is a critical step you can and should take for yourself. No woman wants to do a breast self exam (or "BSE"), and for many the experience is frustrating—you may feel things but not know what they mean. However, the more you examine your breasts, the more you will learn about them and the easier it will become for you to tell if something unusual has occurred. BSE is an essential part of taking care of yourself and reducing your risk of breast cancer.

The Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation offers a wonderful step by step video to teach you how to preform a BSE. Click on the picture below to watch this great informational viedo. BSE
 

Page updated: 12-Oct-2007

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Student Health Services
The University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Anna M. Gove Student Health Center, PO Box 26170
Greensboro, NC 27402-6170
VOICE 336.334.5340
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