Breast Cancer

Anxiety Over Breast Self-Examination May Lead To Low Compliance

Published in Women's Health Weekly, November 29th, 2001

Women who are more afraid of what they might find during a self-examination for breast lumps are less likely to perform them, possibly due to a fear of being alone when they find a lump, according to a new study.

While participants in the study of women at higher than normal risk for breast displayed anxiety about all screening tests, their anxiety was highest for the breast self-examination. It was the only test where compliance was low enough to suggest that anxiety may be a barrier to this screening method.

While 79% of women went for regular mammograms and 89% went for regular Pap smears, only 34% of the women performed regular breast self...

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Source: Women's Health Weekly (2001-11-29)

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