The 3-Minute Home Test A Surgeon Says Could Save Your Life

<div><img src="https://img.huffingtonpost.com/asset/68df8ea9180000eba85d0ff4.jpg?ops=scalefit_630_noupscale" alt="Doctor" data-caption="Doctor" data-credit-link-back="" data-credit="National Cancer Institute via Unsplash" />Doctor</div><div class="content-list-component text"><p>October is <a href="https://breastcancernow.org/get-involved/breast-cancer-awareness-month" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Breast Cancer Awareness</a> month. And on their page about the topic, the <a href="https://www.who.int/news-room/events/detail/2025/10/01/default-calendar/breast-cancer-awareness-month-2025" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">World Health Organisation (WHO) </a>said the first pillar of the WHO’s Global Breast Cancer Initiative is to “empower individuals and communities to recognise symptoms and seek care early”. </p><p>Still, <a href="https://breastcancernow.org/about-us/why-we-do-it/breast-cancer-facts-and-statistics" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">research has shown</a> that women checking their breasts has dropped from 49% in 2022 to just 45% in 2024. </p><p>That’s a shame, breast cancer surgeon Dr Cihan Uras from <a href="https://tx.bz-mail-us1.com/1/l/0d4974422f9e492a86622ea4101e9ad0?rl=https%3A%2F%2Facibademinternational.com%2Ftreatment%2Fbreast-health%2F" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Acıbadem </a><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px"><a href="https://tx.bz-mail-us1.com/1/l/0d4974422f9e492a86622ea4101e9ad0?rl=https%3A%2F%2Facibademinternational.com%2Ftreatment%2Fbreast-health%2F" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Hospitals </a>said, explaing that: </span>“Breast cancer is the m