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Breast Cancer Screening

New breast cancer screening study findings have been published by I. Carelli and colleagues

Published in Medical Letter on the CDC and FDA, August 24th, 2008

"Evaluation of the knowledge, attitude and practice of breast self-examination in different groups of women in Sao Paulo. Application of a questionnaire to 392 women divided in four groups," researchers in Sao Paulo, Brazil report.

"Group one: 101 patients of the National Health Service, Group two: 95 female physicians; Group three: 95 female medical students; and Group four: 101 wives of gynecologists. Self-examination was performed by 90.3% of women, Group 1 having the lowest rate, 69.3%. However, proper self-examination (performed monthly or once per cycle, after menstrual period, with at least one stage in standing or sitting up position) was performed by only...

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