WATCH YOUR HEALTH

ALWAYS!
Consult professional doctors
when there sign you are at

GET THE risk for breast cancer! It is not

easy to live life with a deficit.
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BREAST CARE:
AVOID RISK OF
DISEASES OF THE
BREAST SUCH AS
BREAT CANCER
 HOW DO YOU DO
BREAST CARE?

Breast care is a concept of learning

how to clean the breast properly. It is
important to note the things needed
to perform this procedure, which only
needs a cotton ball and water.
Although this is short and simple, if
done regularly, it creates a big impact
in the prevention of diseases.

WHAT IS BREAST CARE? KEY POINTS:

1. Use the cotton balls as the medium
it it the activity to prepare and clean the
breasts during and lactation for breast
PREVENTION IS in cleaning the breast. Soak it in
water than with soap as sometimes
BETTER THAN CURE
feeding but it can still also be applied to
non-nursing women to prevent the there are soap that irritates the
development of disease such as infections breasts.
-Desiderius Erasmus
and especially cancer. 2. The proper stroking of cleaning the

1 IN 8 WOMEN WILL
breast should be followed. It should

WHY IS IT IMPORTANT?
always begin from the nipple and

DEVELOP BREAST
stroke circularly until the outer parts
of the breast.
there are 3 major importance of breast
3. Before performing the procedure,
care, and these are:
To prevent plugged milk ducts or CANCER. make sure to do thorough medical
engorgement handwashing.
-Nation Breast Cancer
To prevent infection   
To detect early signs of cancer