Itching is not typically considered a common symptom of breast cancer. However, in rare cases, breast cancer can cause itching, particularly in the area around the breast or nipple. In our bio you can find links to download the free Know Your Lemons app to keep track of more changes like this AND learn more about itching being a symptom of breast cancer in our blog post, reviewed by our good friend, Dr. Tan Yia Swam.

Know Your Lemons uppmärksammar Kvinnornas historiska månad. Rose Kushner, en av de ledande personerna inom utbildning om brösthälsa.

”Mitt första intryck av bilden med de 12 tecknen på bröstcancer var att allt var enkelt. Enkelt och lättförståeligt. Mina patienter behöver den.”

Natalya Alekseeva är vår fantastiska volontärpedagog från Nizhegorodskaya i Ryssland. Hon är onkolog och tycker om att visa vårt material för sina patienter, eftersom det är bättre att visa dem vad de ska vara uppmärksamma på än att bara berätta det för dem. Natalya menar att det är oerhört viktigt att denna information översätts till fler språk så att den kan nå ut till fler människor.

“I was impressed from day 1 with the KYL materials. They are super clear, and make an often difficult topic as approachable and dare I say fun, as it could be.”

Karin Del Maestro, a breast cancer thriver from the United States has been a Know Your Lemons educator for a little over 2 years. She first discovered the Know Your Lemons foundation from Google! It was after her breast cancer diagnosis and double mastectomy that she started asking the questions, “should I still be getting checked? And, what kind of exams or screenings should I be doing now?” Even without breasts Karin still does a monthly exam and encourages everyone in the cancer community who has gone through a double mastectomy to continue doing their chest exams! This is because while doing one of her monthly chest exams after her surgery, she discovered 3 lumps that needed further testing. Our app has recently become more inclusive of the “chest” population through the addition of Napoleon Bonaparte as a chest self exam audio guide coach. If you or a loved one has a chest, encourage them to download the app for reminders to do a monthly chest exam.