[PHOTO] Breast Cancer Indicators Explained Through Lemons

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2017-05-22 | 05:43
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[PHOTO] Breast Cancer Indicators Explained Through Lemons
The confusion over what to look and feel for when regularly checking breasts for signs of cancer is not unfamiliar, but a new campaign has used an unlikely ally to increase breast cancer awareness: the lemon.

The image, designed in 2003 by Corrine Beaumont, founder of the Worldwide Breast Cancer, visually describes breast cancer signs for the ‘Know Your Lemons’ campaign that is receiving traction on social media platforms.

The lemon images present a clear visual way of depicting breast cancer signifiers, helping with the difficulties of self-checking.
Twelve lemon images make people aware to less well-known symptoms, such as a change in the shape of the breast or dimpling on the skin.
While the advice to check for lumps is common knowledge, other indicators can often go unnoticed. Signs such as thick mass, new fluid and indentations in the breast are shown by the viral campaign, which has since been translated into 16 different languages.
Cancer survivor Erin Smith Chieze, shared the photograph on Facebook to help promoting the campaign and her post has since been shared more than 45,000 times.

“Without having seen a picture randomly with real information, I wouldn't have known what to look for,” she said.
 
 
 

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