These are true stories of women whose cancers were found only by clinical breast exam.
Sally is a nurse practitioner working in the employee health service of a large company. Her job is to do health physicals for new employees. She was the chairperson who led the breast cancer support group at the company. Sally noticed a lump in the middle part of her breast. She went to her primary care doctor who ordered a mammogram … [read more]
Carol is an executive of a major company. When she felt a lump in her left breast in August, Carol called her primary care physician who ordered a routine mammogram … [read more]
Diane is a woman’s fitness instructor. In May, she noted a lump in the outer part of her breast. This was around where the end of the underwire of her bra touched her breast, and it felt like it was bruised. Diane made an appointment with the nurse practitioner in her doctor’s office. The nurse practitioner assured Diane that the lump was likely to be OK, and ordered a mammogram … [read more]
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In presentations, when women are shown a video of a CBE as short as 2 minutes, only about one in five says that she has had a breast exam that is even that thorough. More »
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