Hey ladies - Make a date with yourself (the beginning of a new month is an easy time to remember) to check your breasts. Go ahead, touch yourself!

From the American Cancer Society...

"Breast awareness and breast self-exam (BSE): BSE is an option for women starting in their 20s. Women should be told about the benefits and limitations of BSE. Women should report any changes in how their breasts look or feel to their health professional right away.
If you decide to do BSE, you should have your doctor or nurse check your method to make sure you are doing it right. If you do BSE on a regular basis, you get to know how your breasts normally look and feel. Then you can more easily notice changes. But it’s OK not to do BSE or not to do it on a fixed schedule.
The most important thing is to see your doctor right away if you notice any of these changes: a lump or swelling, skin irritation or dimpling, nipple pain or the nipple turning inward, redness or scaliness of the nipple or breast skin, or a discharge other than breast milk. But remember that most of the time these breast changes are not cancer."

If I didn't do this then I don't know what would be in store for me down the road. Who would think that at my age I would have to worry about something like this??? If you know your body well, then you will be able to better notice any changes that happen to it.

So make a date with yourself and have fun!

~Anne