You are probably thinking, "How should I know?"...but shouldn't you? According to the Breast Cancer Research Foundation, one in seven women in the US will be diagnosed with breast cancer in her lifetime, and every 13 minutes a woman in the US dies from breast cancer. The American Cancer Society states that only 14% of women perform a monthly breast self-exam (BSE), while you'll most likely find it's around 4% of women who actually perform consistent monthly BSEs if you ask 100 random women in the US. Do you do your monthly breast self exam? Who was the last person that asked you that question outside of your doctor? Why don't mothers ask daughters, sisters ask sisters and friends ask friends the question, "Do you do your monthly breast self exam?"

Globally cancer foundations recommend a triad approach to breast health including an annual clinical breast exam, starting at age 20 a monthly breast self exam, and starting at 40 an annual mammogram. By performing a monthly breast self exam, you will know what is normal for your breast tissue better than anyone else. In addition, you are taking preventative measures, which is what you believe in, right? And for the men reading this, men can get breast cancer too.

We all know that early detection is the key to saving lives which is most important. But what about reduction in mastectomy, chemotherapy and other treatments? Breast cancer has the best prognosis and less invasive treatments the earlier it's detected. Breast cancer starts smaller then .25 CM, about the size of a grain of barley! Sooner and smaller is always better than later and larger. It takes 6 to 10 years to grow to 1 CM, but once at 1 CM it only takes 1 to 3 years to grow to 3 or 4 CM! At just 1 CM the tumor begins to spread to other areas of the body. If you found breast cancer at .25 CM your survival rate would be 99%! Do you think your could detect something the size of a grain of barley?

When you do a breast self exam you could use the Breast Chek Kit, which acts like a magnifying glass for your fingertips. The Breast Chek Kit is a patented FDA cleared medical device that is recommended by over 99% of medical doctors surveyed. It's inexpensive, durable, washable, and reusable for both home and clinical use. The Breast Chek is just two very thin layers of polyurethane filled with a non-toxic, environmentally safe gel. The fingers now glide over the skin eliminating friction, and enabling you or your doctor to do a better breast exam. The goal of the company is the get one into the hands of every woman around the globe to help lower the death rates of breast cancer.

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