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Is Breast Self-Examination Harmful?(Brief Article)

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Breast cancer is the most frequently diagnosed type of cancer in Canada, but the Canadian Task Force on Preventative Health Care recently took a stand against teaching women ages 40 to 69 how to perform a breast self-examination (BSE).

Dr. Nancy Baxter, with the Canadian Task Force on Preventative Health Care, published evidence this month in the Canadian Medical Association Journal that BSE is not helpful in detecting and preventing breast cancer among women. The task force gathered evidence published in studies from ...

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