When you consider that rates of breast cancer continue to rise in women under 50, per the American Cancer Society, it makes sense to want to do everything you can to prevent it—or at the very least, ...

Even if you're doing an annual check-up at the gynaecologist, you still need to remind yourself to do a quick monthly breast examination. Klaus-Dietmar Gabbert/dpa After your regular breast exam by ...

WASHINGTON -- A major effort to teach self-examination so women could detect early, small lumps of a developing breast cancer did not the reduce the rate of breast cancer deaths, suggesting the ...

Regarding the Nov. 17 front-page story http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/11/16/AR2009111602822.html "Breast exam guidelines now call for less ...

Low disease awareness in men can delay presentation despite palpable lesions, increasing the likelihood of advanced-stage ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Adding a clinical breast exam to screening mammography increases breast cancer detection rates, but it also increases rates of falsely positive results, Canadian ...

Dr. Anne Rosenberg answers the question: 'What is a Clinical Breast Exam?' — -- Question: What is a clinical breast exam and why and how often do I need it done? Answer: A clinical breast exam ...

Ursula Schmidt was so upset at what the man quoted in the newspaper said that she tracked him down and wrote him a letter. Mrs. Schmidt is a two-time breast cancer survivor. She found the first lump ...

Back in the 1970s, during the golden days of feminism, regularly examining one’s breasts for cancer was a sign that a woman had taken control of her life and health and wasn’t dependent on (mostly ...