{"id":56801,"date":"2018-01-08T13:15:59","date_gmt":"2018-01-08T13:15:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bnreport.com\/breast-size-dissatisfaction-affects-self-examination\/"},"modified":"2018-01-08T13:15:59","modified_gmt":"2018-01-08T13:15:59","slug":"breast-size-dissatisfaction-affects-self-examination","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bnreport.com\/en\/breast-size-dissatisfaction-affects-self-examination\/","title":{"rendered":"Breast size dissatisfaction &#8216;affects self-examination&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Women unhappy with their breast size are less likely to carry out regular self-examinations, a study suggests. <\/p>\n<p>The study, published in the journal Body Image, examined 384 British women.<\/p>\n<p>The research found these women were also less confident about their ability to detect a change in their breasts and slower to see a doctor if they did detect a change.<\/p>\n<p>Inspecting their breasts &quot;may trigger negative emotions, such as shame and embarrassment&quot;, the researchers said.<\/p>\n<p>Most of the women surveyed had some degree of dissatisfaction with their breast size:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>31% wanted smaller breasts <\/li>\n<li>44% wanted larger breasts<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Most common cancer<\/h2>\n<p>A third admitted they rarely or never engaged in breast self-examination.   <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nhs.uk\/chq\/pages\/1740.aspx?CategoryID=60&amp;SubCategoryID=182\" rel=\"noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">The NHS advises women to make sure they know how their breasts usually look and feel at different times of the month<\/a>, so they are aware of any changes.<\/p>\n<p>Breast cancer is the most common cancer in the UK, with more than 55,000 women diagnosed every year. <\/p>\n<p>Of the women surveyed, 55% said they would see their doctor as soon as possible if they detected a change in their breasts.<\/p>\n<p>However, one in 10 admitted they would delay for as long as possible or not see their doctor at all.<\/p>\n<p>Breast cancers detected early are usually easier to treat and more likely to be cured.<\/p>\n<p>Prof Viren Swami, of Anglia Ruskin University, who conducted the research, said:  &quot;For women who are dissatisfied with their breast size, having to inspect their breasts may be experienced as a threat to their body image and so they may engage in avoidance behaviours. <\/p>\n<p>&quot;Promoting greater breast awareness may be a useful means of helping women view their breasts in more functional terms, rather than purely aesthetic terms.&quot; <\/p>\n<p>Dany Bell, from Macmillan Cancer Support, said: &quot;Feeling unhappy with your body mustn&#039;t prevent people from making these vital checks. <\/p>\n<p>&quot;A breast lump is the most common symptom of breast cancer, so checking regularly could mean catching it earlier.&quot;<\/p>\n<p>He said it was important that both men and women performed these self-examinations. <\/p>\n<p>Sophia Lowes, from Cancer Research UK, said the study &quot;didn&#039;t consider other factors such as social background that might affect whether they get breast changes checked out&quot;.<\/p>\n<p>She said it was important women were aware of what their breasts normally looked and felt like, so they were more likely to notice any changes.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;If you do spot something unusual, tell your doctor,&quot; she said.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;In most cases, it won&#039;t be cancer \u2013 but if it is, finding it early can make a real difference.&quot;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/blockads.fivefilters.org\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><\/a><\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/blockads.fivefilters.org\/acceptable.html\" rel=\"noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/health-42565783\" rel=\"noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Original Article<\/a><\/p>\n<p>[contf]<br \/>\n[contfnew]<br \/>\n        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/is3.mzstatic.com\/image\/thumb\/Purple118\/v4\/4c\/2c\/a9\/4c2ca936-441b-0a48-179b-40c734137d04\/source\/175x175bb.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<h5><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\" rel=\"noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">BBC<\/a><\/h5>\n<p>[contfnewc]<br \/>\n[contfnewc]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Women unhappy with their breast size are less likely to carry out regular self-examinations, a study..<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":56802,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[48],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-56801","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-health"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - 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