With breast self-exam fallen from favour, how can women reduce their risk of breast cancer?
While the breast self-exam hasn’t been shown to help reduce breast cancer mortality and the exam’s ability to detect cancer early on has been challenged by physicians, some experts say self-exams are still useful. They provide women with important information about their bodies by making them aware of what feels and looks normal.
While the breast self-exam hasn’t been shown to help reduce breast cancer mortality and the exam’s ability to detect cancer early on has been challenged by physicians, some experts say self-exams are still useful. They provide women with important information about their bodies by making them aware of what feels and looks normal.