Breast Cancer Awareness

It’s important to be aware about the causes of breast cancer and how we can act to prevent it.

Sadly not all breast cancer cases are preventable. However, studies show that at least 30% of breast cancer cases are preventable. By making changes to your lifestyle you can reduce your risk of getting breast cancer.

Below are resources for detecting breast cancer early, ways you can reduce your risk, how to perform a BSE (breast self-examination) and specific resources for breast cancer awareness in Paris and France.

4 Steps to Detecting Breast Cancer Early

Early Detection of Breast Cancer - National Breast Cancer Foundation Breast Cancer Screening and Early Detection - Komen.org Breast Cancer Early Detection and Diagnosis - Cancer.org

Breast Cancer Awareness in Paris

How to Support Breast Cancer Awareness in Paris - excellent Inspirelle article with links to a diverse range of awareness activities. Breast cancer: who can benefit from free screening? - service-public.fr Cancer Support France: Supporting English-speaking people in France whose lives have been touched by cancer.

Cancer Support France – Paris & Ile de France is at http://paris.cancersupportfrance.org or 0800 240 200.

Supporting English-speaking people in France whose lives have been touched by cancer.
Trained volunteers offer free and confidential support to cancer patients, their carers and their families. Support continues beyond bereavement.
How CSF can help:

Someone to talk to
Someone to visit me
Someone to come to my consultation
Someone to provide reliable information and language support

If you are in need of support please email helpline@cancersupportfrance.org or telephone 0800 240 200 (your call is taken on an answerphone and is free from a land-line). However you contact CSF, a volunteer will get back to you as soon as possible – normally within 24 hours.

Ways to Reduce Your Risk of Breast Cancer

What Can I Do to Reduce My Risk of Breast Cancer? - cdc.gov Breast Cancer Awareness: Infographic - John Hopkins Medicine Breast cancer prevention: How to reduce your risk - Mayo Clinic

Breast Self Exam Resources

Adult women of all ages are encouraged to perform breast self-exams at least once a month. Johns Hopkins Medical center states, “Forty percent of diagnosed breast cancers are detected by women who feel a lump, so establishing a regular breast self-exam is very important.”

While mammograms can help you to detect cancer before you can feel a lump, breast self-exams help you to be familiar with how your breasts look and feel so you can alert your healthcare professional if there are any changes.

Breast Self-Exam Instructions Video - NationalBreastCancer.org How to do a breast self-exam infographic courtesy of Solis Mammography How to do a breast self-exam - BreastCancer.org

Breast Cancer Awareness

4 Steps to Detecting Breast Cancer Early

Breast Cancer Awareness in Paris

Ways to Reduce Your Risk of Breast Cancer

Breast Self Exam Resources

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