Check with us
A reliable guide and video to help you check your breasts in real time along with us.
Checking your breasts using a technique that doctors use.
The first video produced by a charity that guides you to check in real time.
Breast cancer can affect anyone
Breast cancer 1 in 8 women and 1 in 1000 men
Early detection can be the difference between curable and incurable.
Checking once a month could be five minutes that saves your life.
Use this guide to check your breasts, and if you ever notice any changes or concerns, always have it checked by your doctor.
Not all breast cancers start with lumps - so knowing the other warning signs is important.
2. FEEL
Always feel standing up and lying down. Sometimes lumps are only felt in one position, so always check in two positions.
Use the flat of your fingers and cover all area in a spiral motion, up into the armpit. Always check for lymph nodes in the armpit, along/above the collar bone.
Feel for any thickening, cragginess, lumps or changes.
Watch the video to check in real time with us.
Set a reminder on your phone and once a month play the video to check in real time with us.
If you ever notice any changes, always have it checked by a doctor. Early detection could be the difference between curable and incurable.
Check without a bra and without clothes. You can check in the shower or before bed.
1. LOOK
Stand in the mirror and look (without a bra).
- skin changes (puckering, wrinkles, orange peel effect)
- nipples (leaking, discharge, blistering/sores)
- breast size and shape (symmetry, is one suddenly bigger than the other?)
Lean forwards to see if the change makes dimples/puckering appear.
Not all cancers start with a lump, sometimes looking and seeing a skin change can be the only sign.
3. MOVE
Once you have checked standing up, lie down and check again.
Check both breasts.
Raise your arm and check again.
WATCH THE VIDEO TO CHECK WITH US
THIS VIDEO INCLUDES A FULL BREAST EXAMINATION FOR YOU TO USE AS A GUIDE TO CHECK ALONG WITH US. USING A TECHNIQUE DOCTORS AND NURSES USE, START TO FINISH. IN THIS VIDEO WE WEAR A BRA, BUT YOUR OWN EXAMINATION SHOULD BE WITHOUT ANY CLOTHES, SKIN TO SKIN.
IF YOU EVER FIND ANYTHING, ALWAYS GET IT CHECKED BY A DOCTOR
