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What If You Do Find a Lump?
A few weeks ago a study stated that self-breast exams didn't save lives, but I am not buying it. Many women I know have caught their breast cancer early because they did monthly exams. So if you're still a believer and continue to check yourself monthly, you should be reassured to know that most lumps you find aren't cancerous.
Self Breast Exams – No Longer Needed?
If you often forget to perform your monthly self breast exams, you can rest easier and maybe even take the item off your to do list. An analysis by Cochrane Collaboration of two large studies on self breast exams (SBE) found that monthly self exams did not reduce breast cancer deaths. Even worse, these self exams lead to increased numbers of biopsies of benign lumps.
Good News: Cancer Deaths on the Decline
October being Breast Cancer Awareness Month, I have been reading a lot about breast cancer and how it affects lives. I don't think I have cried this much while surfing the web. When I saw the headline "Report Shows Cancer Deaths Declining," I felt like jumping for joy!
Self Breast Exam Reminder
Many of us do so many things for others that we often forget, neglect or don't make time to do important things for ourselves. One preventative measure that slips through the cracks is monthly self breast exams. Since October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, I wanted to tell you about an e-mail reminder for your self breast exam offered by iVillage.
Do You Do a Breast Exam Every Month?
You might have seen the somewhat provocative ad (a woman with her fingers over her nipple) for the Susan Komen Foundation for a Cure. It is a great organization and the world's largest and most progressive grassroots network of breast cancer survivors and activists. They also fund research for curing breast cancer.
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Back HEALTH GUIDE REFERENCE FROM A.D.A.M Monthly breast self-exams should always include visual inspection (with and without a mirror) to note any changes in contour or texture and manual examination in standing and reclining positions to note any unusual lumps or thicknesses. Review Date: 12/31/2007 Reviewed By: Harvey Simon, MD, Associate Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School; Physician, Massachusetts General Hospital. A.D.A.M., Inc.Breast self-exam
Back HEALTH GUIDE REFERENCE FROM A.D.A.M Monthly breast self-exams should always include: visual inspection (with and without a mirror) to note any changes in contour or texture; and manual inspection in standing and reclining positions to note any unusual lumps or thicknesses. Review Date: 6/7/2006 Reviewed By: J.A. Lee, M.D., Division of Surgery, UCSF, San Francisco, CA.Breast self-exam
Back HEALTH GUIDE REFERENCE FROM A.D.A.M Monthly breast self-exams should always include: visual inspection (with and without a mirror) to note any changes in contour or texture; and manual inspection in standing and reclining positions to note any unusual lumps or thicknesses. Review Date: 6/7/2006 Reviewed By: J.A. Lee, M.D., Division of Surgery, UCSF, San Francisco, CA.Breast self-exam
Back HEALTH GUIDE REFERENCE FROM A.D.A.M Monthly breast self-exams should always include: visual inspection (with and without a mirror) to note any changes in contour or texture; and manual inspection in standing and reclining positions to note any unusual lumps or thicknesses. Review Date: 6/7/2006 Reviewed By: J.A. Lee, M.D., Division of Surgery, UCSF, San Francisco, CA.
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