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Please don’t ignore
these changes!
Talk to your primary
care provider or OB/
GYN right away.
It does seem scary,
but it’s better to get
checked out early and
discover your con-
cerns aren’t an issue.
And if breast can-
cer is detected, early
detection helps ensure
you have the best
chance possible at
recovery.
It is important to note that not every
lump is a sign of breast cancer. It
could be benign, or it could be a cyst.
Again, your healthcare provider can
check you out and send you for a
mammogram, ultrasound or other test
if needed.
Another important part of staying
on top of your breast health is getting
a mammogram.
Women at an average risk for breast
cancer should get a mammogram
every year, starting at age 40.
If you are at an increased risk for
breast cancer (due to a family his-
tory of breast cancer), your health
care provider may suggest you start
screenings even sooner.
Annual screening mammograms are
covered by insurance. If you don’t
have insurance, there are programs
that can help, including the Susan G.
Komen Foundation and the Breast &
Cervical Cancer Control Navigation
Program (BC3NP).
Early detection is key to positive
outcomes when it comes to breast
cancer.
However, doing what you can to
prevent breast cancer is also impor-tant.
Though breast cancer
isn’t always avoidable,
there are lifestyle choices
you can make to lower
your risk of developing it- and many other health
issues!
A great place to start is
to get to a healthy weight
and maintain it.
I know nobody wants
to hear that, including
me.
But. being overweight
increases the estrogen in your body.
Why is that important, you ask?
Well, it’s important because estrogen
is made by fat cells, and increased
estrogen has been associated with an
increased risk of breast cancer.
Along with eating a healthy, bal-
anced diet, exercise can help you
maintain a healthy weight and reduce
your breast cancer risk.
Exercise can be as simple as taking
a daily walk.
The main message I really want to
get over to you is to love yourself and
take care of yourself.
Be aware of your body. If you
notice something isn’t right, don’t
bury your head in the sand.
I know it’s easy to do that. We all
have done it. But the brave thing to
do is to get checked out and take care
of yourself!
That’s one of the main ways to be
good to yourself, help your health
and increase your chances of long,
healthy life.
If you receive a breast cancer diag-
nosis, trust southwest Michigan’s
most preferred health care system.
Bronson Cancer Center – with loca-
tions in Battle Creek and Kalamazoo - is accredited by the Commission on
Cancer of the American College of
Surgeons as an Integrated Network
Cancer Program.
This ranks the Bronson Cancer
Center among the best cancer pro-
grams nationwide.
Additionally, with our state-of-the-
art technology and the use of scien-
tific evidence in treating patients,
Bronson’s Breast Health Center
Programs are accredited through The
National Accreditation Program for
Breast Centers (NAPBC).
Learn more about Bronson’s region-
al cancer program at bronsonhealth.
com/cancer.
Women ages 40 and above should
get a screening mammogram every
year.
This is the most effective way to
detect breast cancer early when it is
more easily treated!
Women can visit bronsonhealth.
com/schedule/mammogram to sched-
ule an appointment.
Primary care providers help you
stay healthy at every stage of life.
They are also crucial to helping
detect major health concerns like
cancer.
Don’t have a primary care provider?
Find one today at bronsonhealth.com/
find-a-doctor.
Bronson’s health experts offer a
variety of classes to help you main-
tain a healthy lifestyle – in turn
reducing your chances of developing
some types of cancer.
Find a healthy living or cancer-
related class at bronsonhealth.com/
classes.
Jennifer Webb, M.D., is a radiation
oncologist at Bronson Cancer Center.
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Going to the doctor can be scary.
Facing the unknown takes courage.
But we want to take care of our-
selves, don’t we?
We want to do things that will
cause us to live a long and satisfied
life – a great life!
So, let’s talk about some important
things we can do to help ourselves.
In order to have good breast
health, you can help yourself in
a simple way by learning to do a
breast self-exam.
Not sure how to conduct a breast
self-exam?
Visit bronsonhealth.com/cancer or
talk to your OB/GYN.
The key to breast self-exams is
being consistent.
You should aim to perform a self-
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