AccessMyLibrary provides FREE access to over 30 million articles from top publications available through your library.
Create a link to this page
Copy and paste this link tag into your Web page or blog:
Breast cancer mortality unaffected by self-exams. (Results of Large 10-Year Study).
Breast self-exams did not reduce a woman's risk of dying from breast cancer in a large 10-year study conducted in China.
After 10-11 years of follow-up, death rates from breast cancer were not significantly different between 132,979 women taught breast self-examination (BSE) techniques and 133,085 controls who were not taught the techniques (4% vs. 4.5%).
Although there is no reason to discourage women from performing BSE, women who do self exams are increasing their odds of undergoing breast biopsies for benign tumors, said Dr. David B. Thomas of the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, and his colleagues.
According to the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, there is insufficient evidence to recommend for or against the teaching of BSE. The American Cancer Society recommends that women perform BSE monthly beginning at age 20.
In the study, women in the instruction group practiced BSE under supervision an average of 12 times in the first 4-5 years. They were encouraged to practice BSE monthly on their own, but the frequency of ...
- Study: HT cuts breast cancer mortality 47%.(NEWS)
- Magazine article from: OB GYN News Jancin, Bruce January 15, 2009 700+ words
...diagnosis had a reduced breast cancer mortality, compared with never...reduction in the risk of breast cancer mortality in patients with a history...died of breast cancer. The breast cancer mortality rate was 9% in HT never...
- Screening mammography reduced excess breast cancer mortality in Sweden.
- Newspaper article from: Clinical Oncology Week July 28, 2003 700+ words
...mammography reduced excess breast cancer mortality in Sweden. "In the current...differences in baseline breast cancer mortality. Only deaths from breast...outcome measures were used for breast cancer mortality: the underlying cause of...
- Mammography Reduces Breast Cancer Mortality.(Brief Article)
- Magazine article from: Family Practice News FINN, ROBERT June 1, 2001 700+ words
...contributed to a 63% decline in breast cancer mortality in a study of breast cancer...nearly 50% reduction in breast cancer mortality, which is significantly...about 24 months. Overall, breast cancer mortality fell significantly by 50...
- Kaiser Permanente Research: Study of Early Stage Breast Cancer Patients...
- Press release article from: PR Newswire December 9, 2004 700+ words
...Recurrence Score" and 10-year breast cancer mortality (p<0.001). These...and graded association with breast cancer mortality." Using quantitative RNA...evaluated the Oncotype DX breast cancer assay and compared its use...
- Metropolitan Chicago Breast Cancer Task Force Reports on Progress Toward...
- Press release article from: PR Newswire October 22, 2008 700+ words
Updated Breast Cancer Mortality Data Released; Huge Disparity...of Healthcare Executives. Breast Cancer Mortality Disparity Continued to Grow through 2005 New breast cancer mortality data from 2004 and 2005 provided...
- Better care has reduced breast cancer mortality in Italy.
- Newspaper article from: Health & Medicine Week July 5, 2004 700+ words
...improved care have lowered breast cancer mortality rates in Florence, Italy. "We compared breast cancer mortality rates in the period 1985...researchers concluded (Breast cancer mortality trends in two areas of the...
- Breast cancer mortality ebbs.(breast cancer mortality rate declines)(Brief...
- Magazine article from: Australian Nursing Journal June 1, 2006 700+ words
Early detection and improved treatment of breast cancer has seen mortality rates drop substantially says a recent Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) report. The seventh...
- Central Mississippi Steel Magnolias Affiliate of Susan G. Komen for the Cure,...
- Press release article from: PR Newswire November 13, 2007 700+ words
...to increase the budget for breast cancer screening programs for low...Mississippi has the third highest breast cancer mortality rate in the nation. In 2007...addressing Mississippi's high breast cancer mortality rates. Panelists included...