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Breast self-examination, relationship to stage of breast cancer at diagnosis

โœ Scribed by Dr. Joseph G. Feldman; Anne C. Carter; Anthony D. Nicastri; Susan T. Hosat

Publisher
John Wiley and Sons
Year
1981
Tongue
English
Weight
571 KB
Volume
47
Category
Article
ISSN
0008-543X

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โœฆ Synopsis

Data from 9% newly diagnosed breast cancer patients indicated a highly significant association (P < 0.001) between periodic breast self-examination (BSE) and pathologic stage of disease. Among women reporting periodic BSE, only small differences were noted between those who practiced monthly and those who practiced several times annually. Average maximum tumor diameter and frequency of tumors 4 cm or larger were significantly greater (P < 0.01) among women who rarely or never practiced BSE. The relationship between the periodic practice of BSE and the diagnosis of breast cancer before nodal involvement was present even after controling for a wide variety of variables. The regular practice of BSE was associated with a one-third reduction in the likelihood of diagnosis of disease with positive nodes. This difference translated to a 10% decline in five-year mortality for whites and a 17% decline for nonwhites.

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