.Neil_Iyengar from sloan_kettering explains how breast self-exams compare to mammograms for screening for cancer.
that breast self-exams lessen the mortality rate of women with breast cancer.
Dr. Iyengar continued,"I wouldn't want a person to feel like they missed the cancer and they're somehow to blame for not finding it." In fact, he pointed out that it's hard for even medical professionals to tell if a tumor in the breast is cancerous or not just by feeling it."I can't tell you how many women I've had in my office, and I feel so terrible for them because they'll say to me, 'I wasn't checking my breasts.
So, while Dr. Iyengar said he doesn't think women have to be on a strict schedule of doing monthly breast self-exams"as we used to recommend," he does think it's a good idea to be aware of your breasts and to note anything unusual. It's up to you, of course, and your risk factors, but"most abnormalities in the breast are
," he said. Therefore, he doesn't make a strong recommendation for how often you should do a self-exam;"I just make the recommendation of being self-aware of your body."
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