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Gone Pink

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As you may notice, unless you read this through a blog reader, I have gone pink. Well, my header image has. This is because October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Also on 31st October, it is Wear it Pink day, organised by Breast Cancer Campaign, and work colleagues and I will be raising some money and wearing some pink. I am contemplating the precise degree of pink I will be wearing … it has to be a bit more than a pink top or something, because I often wear a pink top or cardi etc. So it may be a pink outfit from years gone by … last year it was the Pink Panther suit, and the year before the pink fairy dress … we’ll see.

Anyway – back to the point, which is awareness … if you’re a woman, please remember to regularly check your breasts – if you find anything unusual go and see a doctor straight away … if you are a man remind your wife/girlfriend/sister/mum/daughter … and of course if you feel a lump in your partner/wife/girlfriend’s breast, make sure she gets it checked out.

Here’s what Breast Cancer Campaign have to say about being breast aware:

Being breast aware

To be breast aware means becoming familiar with how your breasts look and feel, whatever your age. Understand how your breasts may change at different times during the month (when you’re having your period) and as you get older.

These are the changes to look for and if you are in any doubt, visit your doctor:

  • A lump or thickening which is different to the rest of the breast tissue
  • Continuous pain in one part of the breast or armpit
  • One breast becomes larger or lower
  • A nipple becomes inverted or changes shape or position
  • Skin changes including puckering or dimpling
  • Swelling under the armpit or around the collarbone
  • A rash on or around the nipple
  • Discharge from one or both nipples

Remember the breast awareness five-point code:

  1. Know what is normal for you
  2. Look and feel
  3. Know what changes to look for
  4. Report any changes without delay
  5. Attend routine breast screening if you are aged 50 and over

from: http://www.breastcancercampaign.org/breastcancer/aware/