Transcript Breast Cancer - Cortland School District

BREAST CANCER
1. Why is it important
to learn to do a
BSE as a teenager?
 So you know what your
breasts feel like when they
are healthy.
 So you can recognize any
changes early.
Normal breast tissue
1. Breasts are made up of:
A) fatty tissue
B) fibrous tissue
C) glands that produce milk
D) tubes that carry milk to the nipple
Breast changes
3. What might be the cause of a lump?
A) cyst
B) non-cancerous fibrous cells
C) cancerous growth
4. Most changes found in the breast
are benign.
Breast surgeries
5. A)The surgical procedure in which a
small lump is removed is called a
lumpectomy.
B) The surgical procedure where there is
a larger lump and the whole breast
needs to be removed is called a
mastectomy.
6. If cancer spreads to other parts of the
body it is called metastasis.
Breast Self-Exams
7. The best time to do BSE is 7-10
days after your period.
8. The 2 parts of BSE are:
A) looking
B) feeling
Breast self exam: looking
9. The 3 positions for looking for
changes are:
A) arms down, then arms up
B) pushing down on the hips
C) leaning forward
10. What specifically are you looking
for? Changes in the skin
Breast self exam: feeling
11. Feeling is best done lying down.
12. Check the whole breast, including areas where
there is breast tissue from the armpit to the
breastbone and the collarbone to the bra line.
13. Using the pads of the 3 fingers (not thumb or
pinky) make little circles the size of a dime. One
just lightly, one a little deeper and one deeper
still.
14. What pattern can be used? Up and down in strips
or spiral inside to out
Mammograms
15. A mammogram is a breast x-ray.
16. A mammogram detects changes
at the earliest possible stage.
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At what age is a mammogram
recommended? 40 or earlier if
family history
Other signs of breast cancer:
 Swelling of part of the breast
 Skin irritation or dimpling
 Nipple pain or nipple turning inward
 Redness or scaliness of the nipple or
breast skin
 Nipple discharge other than breast
milk
 Lump in the underarm
BSE Skill Practice
 Teacher demonstration of proper
breast self exam procedure
 Student practice proper BSE
procedure
Exit Ticket
True or False?
1. Breast cancer risk increases with age.
2. There are two parts of the BSE:
looking and feeling.
3. TSEs should be done just once a
month, 7-10 days after one’s period.
10 things you can do to reduce
your risk of developing cancer
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1. Know the warning signs
2. Choose a tobacco free lifestyle
3. Protect yourself from the sun
4.Follow the dietary guidelines
5. Maintain a desirable weight and body
composition
6. avoid alcohol
7. avoid chemical exposure
8. avoid pollution
9. avoid STDs
10. know family history