Change & Check x Pour Moi
To help raise more awareness around breast cancer and the importance of regularly checking your breasts we have partnered with ITV and the Change & Check campaign, plus five amazing women who have all lived with breast cancer.
Inspiring us through their own experiences with breast cancer we teamed up with Grace, Rebecca, Helen, Nikki, and Clera for a special photoshoot to illustrate how easy it is to do a self-check.
In a few simple steps and taking just five minutes a self-examination is vital for early detection of breast cancer.
In no particular order, you can follow the steps below to give yourself a self-examination.
Looking in a mirror raise both arms above your head connecting your hands. Visually inspect your breasts, looking for any dimpling, lumps (breast and armpit), swelling, colour changes and skin rashes.
Raising one hand and placing it behind your head, begin to gently pat using the tip of your fingers around your armpit - from top to bottom.
Using the tips of your left fingers to examine the right breast. Slowly walk your middle three fingers around your breast - including the top of your collarbone all the way down to the bottom. Switch sides and hands and repeat.
To make things easier, divide the breast into four quarters. Start on the inner quarter gently walking the tips of your fingers around the breast.
Makes sure you are checking the areola around the nipple. Look for any nipple inversion, skin rashes, skin thickening, bloody discharge or colour changes.
In Partnership with Future Dreams
Nobody should face breast cancer alone. The Future Dreams Breast Cancer Charity provides practical, emotional and psychological support for those diagnosed with breast cancer, funds vital secondary breast cancer research, and promotes breast health awareness.
If you have any queries, visit
the Future Dreams website for more information.
Most changes in your breasts aren't cancer, but the sooner it's found the more successful treatment is likely to be. Get any new or unusual changes checked by your GP.
Although rare, men can also get breast cancer. The most common sympton is a lump in the chest area.
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