Breast self-exams do not appear to reduce breast cancer deaths
Wednesday, July 16, 2008 - 04:28
in Health & Medicine
It is a staple of women's health advice and visits to the OB/GYN: the monthly breast self-exam to check for lumps or other changes that might signal breast cancer. However, a review of recent studies says there is no evidence that self-exams actually reduce breast cancer deaths.