We love our Youtube demos right? But when it comes to learning how to do breast self-exams in real life, they’re not allowed to show female nipples on certain platforms. So … hello man boobs!
This breast self-exam video is the best we’ve found online. An Argentinian breast cancer awareness group (MACMA) found a super sassy way around the nipple ban on certain platforms … they used man boobs instead, and it’s so good that we think it’s definitely worth bookmarking.
Breast cancer can be a heavy topic but they somehow manage to keep it light
‘Try not to get distracted by the nipple hair’ they jest in the introduction. The video features a shirtless man with a woman standing behind him while her hands demonstrate how to do a breast self-exam on his fine set of man boobs! We didn’t find all that nipple hair distracting though. It’s actually disarming, easy to follow, well-paced, and pretty quick (it comes in just over 1 minute). We can do that for ourselves right?
Who has to do breast self-exams?
All adult women. Whether breast cancer runs in our families or not. Breast cancer awareness may be growing, but there are still too many of us who don’t quite know everything we need to know about breast cancer and prevention. Or don’t feel like we have the time to put into practice what we do know. And sometimes, we just forget. I mean hey, the world is seriously crazy and there’s a lot demanding our constant attention.
Could early detection save your life?
Early detection is key to breast cancer treatment. According to the American Cancer Society, when it’s detected early (and in the localised stage), the 5-year relative survival rate is 99%. That’s why we should do our monthly breast self-exams. The National Breast Cancer Foundation further urges us to schedule clinical breast exams and mammograms regularly. Because our physical health, just like our spiritual, emotional, and mental health, is a garden that needs to be tended with lots of love and dedication.
Can you lower the risk of breast cancer?
We might not be able to change our age or genetics, but there are some things we can change. Organisations like Breastcancer.org educate people of all ages, races, and genders to avoid being overweight, smoking, and eating unhealthy foods. Instead, they advocate exercise and other healthy lifestyle choices.
But whatever we do for our health and wellbeing, we still think this video is an excellent place to start! And we have to say, dear ‘man-boob’ man, thank you so much for baring your nipples to the world so that we can learn how to do breast self-exams at home! You’re awesome.
Further reading …
In “Breast Cancer: My Before And My After”, Andrea Magni opens up about her breast cancer story and shares how she found that she was more resilient than she ever could have imagined …
“I certainly don’t remember being conventional, even when I was. But I knew that being involved with breast cancer charities for the past 20 odd years, and even through my mom’s experience of it, that I would be unconventional in how I travelled through my own experience …”
Read more in “Breast Cancer: My Before And My After”
