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Originally Posted by DaemonSeid
New guidelines from the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force say that women age 40 to 49 don't need to have routine mammograms anymore and that breast self-exams aren't recommended in general. The group found no evidence that self-exams reduce breast cancer death rates, and it discourages teaching women how to examine themselves.
Ladies, what do you think? Good advice or hooey?
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I think the bolded part is hooey. The rest... well, I could probably be persuaded with the right documentation. I haven't heard/read enough to make an informed decision.
However, regarding the bolded, I can't see any benefit from discouraging women from performing BSEs. They're free and, if nothing else, they help women know if/when/how their breasts change. I've thought about this a lot since I heard it on NPR on yesterday's drive home, and I have not been able to identify one positive aspect of this new stance.