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| The Health Center is proud to be working with the Susan G. Komen Foundation in raising Breast Health awareness in our young women. We Thank You in advance for working with us in this valuable study. Each month we will send you via email a reminder to do a Breast Self- Exam and informational tips. If you haven’t already taken our Women’s Health Survey – we invite you to take it now. >>Go to Women's Health Survey |
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| Your time in college will be a time to find yourself and what you want from life. The fact that you decided to include your health as a priority is an important step in increasing your success throughout your college career. |
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| Your first assignment will be to “Get to know your Breasts”. You have had them for some time now, but how much do you really know about your breasts? Here are some facts from the Komen Foundation on what you can do for yourself: |
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- Learn what is normal for your breasts. Tell your health care provider right away if you notice a change in the way your breasts look or feel.
- Learn how to check your breasts every month. This is called a Breast Self-Exam or BSE.
- Make sure your health care provider does a thorough exam of your breasts. He or she will look and feel for changes in your breast and underarm areas.
- Ask your health care provider when you should have a mammogram, an X-ray of your breast.
- Tell your health care provider if you have a family history of breast cancer. Talk to your mother/aunt/grandmother to determine your family history.
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| By age 20, women should be regularly performing Breast Self-Exams. If you haven’t ever been taught how to perform one, there is a wonderful interactive tool with step by step video instructions located at www.komen.org/bse that can assist you. The best time to perform your BSE is just as your monthly period ends. If your periods are not regular, perform your BSE on the same day each month. If you ever notice a change it is important to schedule a clinical breast exam with your health care provider. |
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Remember, it is never too early to start thinking about long-term breast health. There are many factors such as family history, reproductive history, race/ethnicity that determine our chances of developing breast cancer. Studies are showing that younger African-American women that get breast cancer often are more likely than other afflicted women to have a particularly aggressive and lethal form of the disease. The Harvard Center for Cancer Prevention offers you an opportunity to determine your overall risk. You can take their quiz at www.yourdiseaserisk.com to determine your breast cancer risk. |
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| It's a Road Trip! |
The annual "Race for the Cure" event will take place on Saturday, Sept. 29, 2007. The race will be held at Rivertown Crossing Mall with Registration beginning at 7 a.m. and race time at 8:30 a.m. Visit the Health Center for more information or www.komengr.org to register online! |
