Recently, Shen Songjie, deputy chief physician of breast surgery at Peking Union Medical College Hospital, said in a video interview with Chinanews.com that the self-examination of female breasts can be summarized as three steps, "one look, two touches, three squeezes".
One look: Look at the changes in the shape of the breasts, whether there are local bumps or redness, orange peel, and eczema.
Second touch: Press the breast against the chest wall with the belly of your fingers and gently rub, and feel for the presence of lumps.
Three squeezing: squeezing the nipple, nipple discharge is mostly benign, if one day the squeezing is bloody and colored, it must be paid attention.
He suggested that there are many methods for breast self-examination, but you must not pinching the glands, which are all lumps.
He suggested that women can self-examine within three days to one week after menstruation, and postmenopausal women can self-examine at a fixed time every month.
(Produced by Zhou Jing)
Responsible editor: [Luo Pan]