BRE ST C NCER

W RENESS
T O D AY ' S
D I SC U SSI O N

OVERVIEW
ANATO M Y O F BREAST
STATISTICS
WHAT IS BREAST CA NCE R
SIG NS AND SYM PTO MS
TREATMENTS
SCREENING GUIDELINES
BREAST SELF EXAMINATI O N
ANATOMY OF BREAST
EX T ER N A L

IN T ER N A L
ST A T I S T I C S

Breast Cancer is the most common cancer among Filipinos

Among Asian countries, the Philippines had the No.1 incidence of breast cancer. Recent data from
the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) and the Department of Health (DOH) released in February
2018 bared it is the top causes of death among women in the Philippines

According to the 2018 Global Data on Breast Cancer, more than 140,000 new
cases and more than 80,000 cancer deaths are expected in the Philippines
every year.
 BREAST C A N C E R

IS A DISEASE IN WHICH MALIG NANT

(CANCER) CELLS FORM IN THE
TISSUES OF THE BREAST.

BREAST CANCER STARTS IN THE

CELLS OF THE BREAST AS A G RO UP
OF CANCER CELLS THAT CAN
THEN INVADE SURROUNDING
TISSUES OR SPREAD (METASTASI ZE)
TO O THER AREAS OF THE BODY.
M E N GET BREAST
C A N C E R TOO.
 SI G N S
AND
SY M P T O
M S
T R EA TM EN TS
 SU R G ER Y

M ASTECTO LUM PECTO

M Y M Y
 BY THE AGE OF 20:
SC R EEN I N G Breast Self Examination (BSE)
should be done 7-14 days after
menstruation

G U ID EL IN ES
BY THE AGE OF 40-49:
BSE
CLINICAL BREAST EXAMINATION have a clinical breast examination by a
MAMMOGRAPHY trained healthcare professional atleast
every 2 years.

BY THE AGE OF 50-69:

Annual mamography every 2 years
 BREAST SELF
EXAM IN ATIO N
 GOAL: AWARENESS AND
EARLY DETECTION!

(BED (EXAMINE BEFOR

(STANDING/SHOWER) MIRRO
)
E A R)
 S E A R C H PAT T E R N S

WEDGE CIRCULAR VERTICAL

STRIP
 E X A M I N E YOURSELF!
HOW TO D O A
BSE:

Look at your breast in Raise your arms & Look for any signs of fluid Lie down with your arm
the mirror with your determine if you see the coming out of one or both behind your head. Lying
same changes. nipples. You can down spreads the breast
shoulder straight and
compress the nipples to tissue evenly over the
your arms on your hips. check for discharge. chest wall, making it
Check the size, shape, easier to feel. Using the 3
& color. Notice if they middle finger pads &
are evenly shaped with palpate the breasts using
the 3 search patterns.
no distortion/swelling.
T H ANK
YOU!