In the United States this year …

• 212,000 women will be diagnosed with breast cancer.
• Over 30,000 breast cancers will be missed by mammograms.
• Clinical breast exam will find breast cancers that are missed by mammograms.
• Only about half of American doctors will routinely include clinical breast exam in a woman’s annual physical.

You will miss part of your chance to find breast cancer early if your doctor does not give you a clinical breast exam.

You may need to ask your doctor for the full 2 minutes for your clinical breast exam.

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