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Breast Exam
Typically during an annual exam when you receive a Pap test, your clinician will examine your breasts for lumps, thickening, irregularities and discharge. Often, breast lumps are found by a woman or her sex partner, so it’s important to discuss any lumps, thickening, irregularities or discharge that you have noticed. Giving yourself, or having a partner give you, a monthly breast self-exam is one way to detect an abnormality early in its development. Your clinician will be happy to discuss how to do a breast self-exam at the time of your appointment. Although most lumps are not cancerous, it’s important to discuss anything unusual with your clinician as soon as it is noticed.
PPIN recommends an annual mammogram for every woman 40 and older, as well as for younger women who have a family history of breast cancer. A mammogram is an x-ray photograph of the breast used to detect abnormalities and can help make an early, potentially lifesaving diagnosis of cancer. A referral for a mammogram can be provided at the time of your exam.
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HPV Vaccine
