Breast Self Examination

. . . A life-saving little book on Breast Self-Examination.

--Dr. Edward F. Lewison, Chief, Breast Clinic, Johns Hopkins Hospital

"A concise, valuable book that will comfort as well as inform."

--Publishers Weekly

Dr. Milan is "straightforward and sympathetic. His recommended procedure requires only a large mirror and ten minutes; small price for large benefit."

--Kirkus Review

Dr. Albert R. Milan is Attending Obstetrician and Gynecologist at the Union Memorial Hospital in Baltimore, Maryland. A graduate of Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, he has practiced his specialty of obstetrics and gynecology for the past thirty years. Dr. Milan is the co-inventor of the Mi-Mark Endrometrial Helix for the early detection of uterine cancer.

How to replace worry with confidence during a monthly three-part, tenminute inspection that can dramatically reduce the incidence of death from breast cancer, the number one killer of American women.

INTRODUCTORY COMMENTS

Edward F. Lewison, M.D.

Clifford R. Wheeless, Jr., M.D.

AUTHOR'S PREFACE

CHAPTER 1-THE IMPORTANCE OF BREAST SELF-EXAMINATION

CHAPTER 2-THE TOUCH PICTURE OF THE BREAST

Function of the Breast

Anatomical Factors

The Touch Picture of Breast Tissue

CHAPTER 3-BREAST SELF-EXAMINATION: PALPATION

Learning "How to Feel"

Examination in the Shower

The Circular Pattern Method

The Twelve-Stroke "Clock" Method

Examination While Lying Flat

Some Possible Findings

Areas of Thickening

Miscellaneous Harmless Lumps and Bumps

CHAPTER 4-BREAST SELF-EXAMINATION: THE VISUAL ASPECT

Observation Before a Mirror

Arms at the Sides

"Look-Alikes"

Factors Related to the Skin

Relative Size and Shape of the Breasts

Arms Raised

Hands Clasped Behind Head

Pectoral Contraction Maneuvers

Leaning Forward Position

Normal Variants

Possible Abnormalities

The Mechanics of Change

REACTIONS TO UNUSUAL FINDINGS

BREAST SCREENING

Mammography

Thermography

Sonography

RECORD KEEPING

SUMMING UP

Important Facts for Survival in Our War Against Breast Cancer

Monthly Checklist