Importance of Breast Examinations

Importance of Breast Examinations

Introduction

Breast examination refers to the analyzing and checking breasts in order to detect the problems and diseases associated with breasts. Breast examinations can be done by a health professional or by self-exam. Self-examination of breast is carried out to detect abnormalities like some sort of changes in the appearance or lump, which indicates the causes of breast cancer and need to be analyzed by a health professional. Regular breast examinations by a health professional should be an important aspect for women.

Now-a-days, breast cancer is one of the major problems associated with women and is the main cause of women death. If the breast cancer is detected at an earlier stage, then it can be treated in an effective way, otherwise can cause serious issues. This is the vital reason; breast examination is of key importance for women of all ages. Either a health professional does the examinations or a gynecologist performs it, but it is necessary for a woman to perform exams on regular basis. At an early age, it is highly recommended for women to do the self examination. Though the percentage of incident in teens is comparatively low than the women of 30s and 40s (Schaefer, pp. 3).

The examination by a health professional helps to detect the breast problems and to evaluate patients about the symptoms and the treatment at an earlier stage. The options for treatment of breast cancer at earlier stages are less toxic. Also, the treatments that are carried out at initial stages are more effective than then treatments for later stage cancer.

Discussion

At the present times, the breast cancer is one of the most common disease and cancer which is prevailing in the women. To detect the breast cancers, the breast cancer examination is the best ...