What should you look for while checking your breasts?
Understanding what is normal and abnormal is personal to everyone, but there are a few key signs that could indicate breast cancer.
In a video for Prevent Breast Cancer, Professor Cliona Kirwan explains: “Have a look to check there are no dimples in your breasts, no distortion in the skin.
“Then put your hands on your hips and push down to contract the muscles, and make sure that doesn’t cause any dimpling in the breast.
“And also lift your arms up above your head and make sure that the curves of your breasts look normal, and your nipples look like they always have done and haven’t started to pull in.”
To check for the feel of your breasts, Professor Kirwan recommends using shower gel on the pads of four fingers, to work your hand around like a clock face in order to examine the back wall and ribbed area of your breasts while in the shower.