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Study: Breast Self-Exams Don't Improve Cancer Survival

They increase biopsies of benign lumps

By Peter Fearon, Newser Staff

Posted Jul 16, 2008 11:55 AM CDT

(Newser) – Breast self-examinations, long recommended to women to detect early signs of breast cancer, serve no purpose, according to a review of the latest research. WebMD reports that 10-year studies of 388,500 women in Russia and China showed no improvement in survival rates from the... Read full story »

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They increase biopsies of benign lumps

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