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October Rose is a campaign of awareness and awareness about the importance of prevention and early diagnosis of breast cancer. Held annually during October worldwide, it aims to sensitize the population and promote education on breast cancer.

Breast cancer is one of the most common types of cancer among women and, when detected early, the chances of healing are significantly higher. Self-examination can help early detection of breast cancer, is divided into 4 main steps:

• Raise your arms and make rotating movements with the trunk to detect some high or change in the breast or armpit zone;
• Follow the chest zone with circular motions;
• Also note the armpit zone for possible ups or lumps;
• Press the nipple and make sure it releases secretions;

This October Rose we have some advice to best deal with the changes your skin undergoes due to treatments.

With oncological treatments, the skin has a tendency to get drier and sensitive, reddish and irritated, and it is also common to feel itching, peeling and discomfort.

During this phase it is common to increase solar sensitivity, solar burns arise more easily after sun exposure and how the skin is more sensitive and fragile can occur more easily allergy and skin discomfort.

The appearance of spots, hyperpigmentation and skin tone change can happen in various areas of the body, such as sun exposure zones, nails or even in the eye zone.

Skin care emerges for moisturizing and appeasing care that should be started even before the treatments begin and can be kept during and after them.

1. The use of moisturizing bath oils, with good skin penetration that provide deep hydration and calm the skin.
2. Using a good moisturizer is crucial to help moisturize the skin and create a stronger skin barrier to protect your skin.
3. Using a high sunscreen protector (SPF) every day is a way to protect your skin from sun damage and photoaging, since it is naturally more fragile.< T3776>

Avoid the use of irritating products during treatment, skin care products containing alcohol, strong fragrances, dyes and other irritating ingredients.

Usually changes also occur in mucous membranes that may occur for example at oral and genital level, these zones should pay special attention to their hygiene and desinto prevent inflammation.

Be aware of changes and perform the self-examination. Join awareness actions that help spread the message: a touch can change a life. 💗