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Exams and diagnoses

Warning signs, self-examination, and a series of videos to help you better understand your exams.

Even with a 95% chance of cure, breast cancer is the second leading cause of death among women in Brazil. This is because, unfortunately, many cases are discovered late. The chances of cure are greater when the diagnosis is made early in the development of the disease and the woman has quick access to treatment.
The Unified Health System (SUS) has a maximum period of 30 days to perform tests to confirm the diagnosis of cancer after a doctor's request.

Protea does not select the patients who will have their treatment covered by the program. The beneficiaries are women referred to Santa Marcelina Hospital in São Paulo who are already on the SUS waiting list.

IN THE MIRROR

Look at both breasts with your arms down, then put your hands on your waist and push, then put your hands behind your head. See if there is anything unusual about them.

Check for flattening, bulging, wrinkling, redness, roughness, or hardness.

Note the size, position, and shape of the nipple, press it lightly, and see if any secretions come out.

IN THE SHOWER

With soapy skin, raise your right arm and gently press on the breast with the fingers of your left hand, spiraling from the armpit to the nipple.

Note the presence of lumps or hardening.

Do the same with the left breast.

LYING DOWN

Place one arm behind your head and with the other hand gently feel the breast in a spiral, from the armpit to the nipple.

Note any thickening or small lumps in the skin.

Do the same on the other breast.

Jornada Protea • #1
SOBRE O INSTITUTO PROTEA

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BOAS-VINDAS À JORNADA

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POR QUE VOCÊ ESTÁ AQUI?

Jornada Protea • #4
QUE CONTEÚDOS ENCONTRARÁ AQUI?

Jornada Protea • #5
COMO APROVEITAR ESSE CONTEÚDO?

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O QUE NÃO ESTARÁ NA JORNADA?

Jornada Protea • #7
RESPONSABILIDADE E TRANSPARÊNCIA

Jornada Protea • #8
AFINAL, O QUE É CÂNCER DE MAMA?

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CÂNCER TEM CURA!

Jornada Protea • #10
QUAL O PAPEL DA GINECO?

Jornada Protea • #11
RISCOS E PREVENÇÃO DO CÂNCER DE MAMA

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O PAPEL DA ALIMENTAÇÃO

Rights
PAtient

Women diagnosed with breast cancer have legal guarantees and benefits provided by law that ensure access to treatment, financial support, and quality of life.

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