| Examining your breasts involves feeling for lumps or thickenings as well as looking for visible changes. |
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| While showering, raise one arm over your head. With the fingers of your opposite hand, gently feel your breast for any abnormalities. Repeat this process by raising your other arm and inspecting the other breast with the opposite hand. |
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| When inspecting your breast, keep your fingers flat and together. Gently press the pads of your fingers to the surface of your breast in small, circular motions. Rotate around the entire breast starting from the outermost part and spiral in toward the nipple. Use this circular method to inspect under your armpit and across your collarbone as well. |
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| After you shower, visually examine your breasts in a mirror. Look for any dimpling, puckering, redness or swelling. Raise your arms over your head and check for any changes in size, shape or contour. Gently squeeze both nipples and look for any discharge. |
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