According to a new report from the Center for the Advance of Health — breast self-exams do not appear to reduce breast cancer deaths.
Such were the findings that came out from a review of recent studies, thereby trumping the all-time advice to women to self examine their breasts on a regular basis to check for lumps. This report said that the practice has actually did more harm than good:
However, a review of recent studies says there is no evidence that self-exams actually reduce breast cancer deaths.
Instead, the practice may be doing more harm than good, since it led to almost …read more