Breast self-examination
| Breast self-examination | |
|---|---|
| Term | Breast self-examination |
| Short definition | Breast self-examination - (pronounced) (brest self eg-ZAM) A method that allows a person to check their own breasts by feeling for lumps or other changes. Breast self-exams can help a person find out how their breasts normally look and feel, and notice if any changes are occurring. |
| Type | Cancer terms |
| Specialty | Oncology |
| Language | English |
| Source | NCI |
| Comments | |
Breast self-examination - (pronounced) (brest self eg-ZAM) A method that allows a person to check their own breasts by feeling for lumps or other changes. Breast self-exams can help a person find out how their breasts normally look and feel, and notice if any changes are occurring. Research has shown that breast self-exams do not reduce the risk of dying from breast cancer and may lead to additional testing and intervention. Also called BSE
External links
- Medical encyclopedia article on Breast self-examination
- Wikipedia's article - Breast self-examination
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