?Margaret Underwood, cancer survivor
1 in 3 women who get breast
cancer are over 70, so don’t assume
you’re past it.

???Breast cancer is the most common cancer in England with around 41,200 women diagnosed each year.
The older you are, the more likely you are to get it – one in three women who get breast cancer are aged 70 and over.

If breast cancer is detected early, it is more treatable. Finding it early could save your life.

Women are encouraged to be breast aware. It is important to get to know how your breasts look and feel normally, so that you’ll find it easier to spot something unusual.
Feel the whole of your breasts and your armpits. Does anything seem different? Look at your breasts in the mirror. Do they appear to have changed at all? If you notice an unusual change, go and see your doctor.

Possible signs of breast cancer include:
• A lump or thickening in your breast or armpit • Changes to the skin of your breast
• Changes in the shape or size of your breast • Nipple changes
• Nipple discharge
• Pain in your breast
• Any other unusual or persistent changes to your breasts

If you have any of the above symptoms, your doctor will want to see you.

?If you notice any changes in your breasts, it is important that you contact your doctor straight away. You’re not wasting anyone’s time and it’s much better to be sure, if only to put your mind at rest.
Finding breast cancer early makes it more treatable.
And if a friend or relative says they have any of these symptoms, insist they see their doctor.

G Mohan.