04/24/2026
Being “breast aware” is an essential step in taking charge of your breast health, and monthly breast self-exams are a key practice in achieving this. By getting to know your breasts, you’ll become familiar with their normal appearance and feel, allowing you to notice any changes more easily. Guidelines recommend women begin performing self-exams in their 20s and continue throughout their lives as a complement to the annual clinical breast exam they receive during their well-woman visits and annual screening mammograms starting at 40. https://ow.ly/uigJ50YMU0A