How Buddy Check 3 Works:

• Find a Buddy – Choose a family member, friend, or co-worker.
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  Mark Your Calendar – On the 3rd of each month, mark your calendar as a reminder using your Buddy Check 3 stickers.
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  Call your Buddy – Remind each other to do your breast self-exam.
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  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

National Breast Cancer Hotline:

English 1-800-221-2141 | Spanish 1-800-986-9505