Step 2: Monitor Your Body
Frequency
- Monthly or daily if you see a sign or symptom
Preparation
- Know the signs for lymph nodes early cancer detection.
- Locate Lymph Nodes to be tested per chart below.
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Examination
Head
- With your fingertips and a gentle circular motion feel the lymph nodes illustrated.
- Start with the nodes in front of the ear (no. 1), then follow in order finishing just above the collarbone (no. 10).
- Always check your nodes in this order.
- Check both sides for comparison. If you have an enlarged lymph node, it may feel firm and the size of a pea or grape.
Neck
- Tilt your head towards the side you are examining; this helps to relax the muscle.
- Now press your fingers under the muscle and above collarbone.
- Hunch your shoulders and bring your elbows forward to relax the skin.
Armpit
- Sit in a comfortable position.
- Check each armpit in turn.
To check the left side of your arm, place the fingers of your right hand high into the armpit and then lower your arm.
- Feel in the central area of the armpit.
- Check each armpit in turn.
Now move your fingers firmly against the chest wall as follows:
- Feel along the front border of the armpit.
- Feel along the back border of the armpit.
- Feel along the inner border of the arm.
Now check the other armpit in the same way.
Groin
- Feel horizontally along the groin crease.
- Feel vertically along the upper thigh.
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Should you spot any signs, consider them “red flags”. They do not mean you have cancer. If signs do not disappear within one week, contact your medical team for a professional evaluation.
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