Sports Bra Information from Breast Cancer Care (Scotland)
Breast Cancer Care would suggest that you wear a well fitted sports bra to provide comfort and support during the race.
A good bra can be very effective in reducing breast pain during strenuous exercise.
Looking after your breasts should also be an important part of caring for your body. Breast Cancer Care, the leading provider of breast cancer information and support across the UK, encourages all women to be breast aware throughout their adult life. Being breast aware means knowing how your breasts look and feel normally so that you notice any change that might be unusual for you. Detecting a change early means that if breast cancer is diagnosed any treatment may well have a better outcome. Most breast changes will prove to be benign (non-cancerous) but you should always report any concern to your GP.
The breast awareness 5-point code:
1. Know what is normal for you.
2. Know what changes to look and feel for.
3. Look and feel.
4. Report any changes to your GP without delay.
5. Attend for routine breast screening if you are aged 50 or over.
If you would like more information on breast awareness,
or if you have any breast health concerns, call Breast Cancer
Care’s free national Helpline on 0808
800 6000 (text phone 080 800 6001). If you
would like to contact Breast Cancer Care in Scotland:
Breast Cancer Care - Scotland
Floor 4
40 St Enoch Square
Glasgow
G1 4DH
telephone: 0141 221 2244
E Mail lornas@breastcancercare.org.uk
or visit www.breastcancercare.org.uk/Scotland
