Can Breast Self-Examination Continue to Be Touted Justifiably as an Optional Practice?

In 2003, the revised American Cancer Society guidelines recommended that breast self-examination (BSE) be optional. Of 822 women diagnosed with breast cancer in our hospital from 1994 to 2004, sixty four (7.7%) were 40 years of age or younger. Forty four (68.7%) of these young women discovered the...

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Main Authors: T. T. Fancher, J. A. Palesty, J. J. Paszkowiak, R. P. Kiran, A. D. Malkan, S. J. Dudrick
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2011-01-01
Series:International Journal of Surgical Oncology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2011/965464