Find a Buddy – Choose a family member, friend, or co-worker.
Mark Your Calendar – On the 3rd of each month, mark your calendar as a reminder using your Buddy Check 3 stickers.
Call your Buddy – Remind each other to do your breast self-exam.
If you find a lump or any other suspicious sign, contact your physician as soon as possible.
What to look for:
Breast Lump or thickening
Bleeding or discharge from the nipple
Change in breast shape or contour
Dimpling or puckering of the skin
Inflamed, reddish appearance of the breast
Doctor’s Visit
A physician should check a breast lump or any other suspicious sign as soon as possible. Three-fourths of all breast lumps are benign. If a lump does turn out to be cancer, early diagnosis and treatment give women the best possible chance for a cure. In addition to seeing a physician to investigate symptoms of breast cancer, a woman should undergo a routine physical breast examination with her doctor.
American Cancer Society’s guidelines for monthly self-breast exams:
Clinical breast exams every three years for women 20-40 years of age
Clinical breast exams every year for women 40 years and older
Annual mammograms should begin at age 40
To order your Buddy Check 3 packet, please call St Joseph’s-Candler at 912-819-7053.
The Buddy Check 3 package includes:
Set of monthly calendar reminder stickers
Letter from Tina Tyus-Shaw
Breast Cancer literature
Telfair Pavilion shower card
Mammography information
St. Joseph’s-Candler mobile mammography community schedule
St. Joseph’s-Candler Institute for Regional Cancer Care Information
Groves High School students are doing their part in the fight against breast cancer. For the third year in a row, the Beta Club raised money during Breast Cancer Awareness Month in order to make a donation to the Mary Telfair Mammography Fund.
Local law enforcement officers made a heartfelt donation Wednesday, proving that support for breast health continues beyond October -- Breast Cancer Awareness Month.
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, but breast health is a topic that should be discussed seven days a week, 365 days a year. Margie Singleton hopes to bring more awareness around breast cancer prevention by focusing attention on breast density and why it matters.