We should be doing self exams regularly, but we sometimes don't know how and are afraid to ask. "Doctors often ask women if they are performing at-home breast exams on themselves. I'm often met with a quick 'yep' in response," says Tara Nayak, ND, a naturopathic doctor with a private practice in Philadelphia. "However, I really hope that women that have never been taught will ask their docs and lead the charge for early detection!"