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2B: Outline
2B.1: Relevant facts on breast cancer in Nigeria
Other risk factors
These symptoms are generally not suggestive of breast cancer:
There are two key ways to reduce breast cancer deaths. These are through:
Unlike cervical cancers, there are no vaccinations against breast cancers.
Breast screening measures include (1) Breast Imaging (2) Clinical Breast Examination and (3) Breast Self-examination (BSE):
This empowers women to be “breast aware”, by teaching them the risk factors and early symptoms of breast cancers, as well as the techniques to detect suspicious symptoms.
Being “breast aware” includes:
The causes of breast cancer are still not fully known, but the following healthy living tips can help reduce one’s chances of developing them. By doing them, one will also be improving his/her overall health and well-being.
2B.7: Screening for breast cancers
For women aged 20 to 39 (younger in developing countries):
For women aged 40 and older:
Note
Those with increased risk of breast cancer because of family history or other reasons should:
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