#AppreciationMonday: An innovative bra that helps women check for breast cancer
This is definitely something to be grateful for...
It is Women's Month and the theme at East Coast Radio is all about keeping the circle open.
Part of that means taking care of your health. The launch of an innovative sports bra by non-profit company CheckKnowPrevent has us all talking about being open-minded about our breast health.
The best advice from medical professionals is that early detection is best, so they encourage women to self-examine often.
We completely agree that doing a self-examination can be daunting, but CheckKnowPrevent has made things a little easier by coming up with a sports bra that aids in early detection.
According to GoodThingsGuy, "The special sports bra has a hidden inner lining to communicate how to correctly perform a self-breast examination, as well as what warning signs to look out for that could necessitate further examination by a professional."
With breast cancer being the most common among women around the world, performing self-examinations and educating women about the early warning signs is very important.
"Breast examination needs to become part of your routine, with you performing a thorough self-examination at least every two weeks.
"Early detection can help reduce deaths from the disease and may limit the need for extensive treatment, which can cause substantial side effects and longer-term health issues." (GoodThingsGuy)
The bra is not just locally manufactured but it is life-saving. It is also being assessed by a South African oncologist, so that it can be tested by the very professionals who work predominantly to help women with breast cancer.
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CheckKnowPrevent will be selling the sports bras to the general public, with proceeds funding community projects that will help young high school girls with bras that fit properly.
Educating young women about this is not scary but rather insightful. With knowledge, we can prepare ourselves for anything.
Ignorance is not bliss in this case.
To learn how to perform a self-examination, click here.
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