EARLY DETECTION IS THE KEY TO LIFE... If you don't find it, you can't fight it... and if you don't fight it, you can't beat it!

BREAST SELF EXAMS - should be done Monthly for all women, starting during breast development. This will help you to become familiar with what is normal for your body and make it easier to realize any changes that occur. Monthly breast self-exams are not a replacement for a mammogram.

CLINICAL BREAST EXAMS - should be done by women age 20-39, no less than every 3 years. And annually for women over age 40. Similar to a breast self-exam, but it is performed by a doctor or nurse.

MAMMOGRAMS - should first be done between age 35 and 40. And annually for all women over 40. A mammogram is the best tool available today to assist you and your health care team in diagnosing breast cancer at its earliest stage. A mammogram can detect breast cancer up to two years before you or your doctor can feel a lump.