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October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month; however, self-examinations during any time of the year, combined with regular physical exams by a doctor, mammography ultrasound, and MRI (magnetic resonance imaging), are always recommended to detect breast cancer in its early stages.
Breast self-exam is a convenient, no-cost screening tool that you can use monthly and as part of your overall screening strategy. Find below how to do a breast self-exam.
Do you have breast implants? A new study shows breast cancer patients who received silicone implants face challenges too. According to the research, only a small proportion of the respondents (5.9%) — all of whom were cancer patients that received silicone breast implants between 2011 and 2016 — had undergone an MRI screening in accordance with the FDA recommendations. The majority said they weren’t even aware of the FDA recommendation.
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