In the UK alone, around 50,000 women are diagnosed with breast cancer each year.

It remains the most commonly diagnosed cancer in the UK, with one in eight women developing breast cancer at some point during their lives.

The signs and symptoms of breast cancer: How to check your breasts thoroughly

1. Look for nipple discharge

2. Feel for lumps and thickening

3. Look for swelling in your armpit or around the collar bone

4. Feel constant pain in your breast or armpit

5. Look for changes in skin texture, e.g. puckering/dimpling

6. Look for nipple inversion and changes in direction

7. Look for a change in size and shape

8. Look for a rash of crusting of the nipple or surrounding area

For more information on how to spot the signs and symptoms of breast cancer , visit www.coppafeel.org

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