Title: The Evolution of Breast Self-Examination to Breast Awareness
Abstract: The Breast JournalVolume 18, Issue 6 p. 641-643 LETTER TO THE EDITOR The Evolution of Breast Self-Examination to Breast Awareness Maire Brid Mac Bride MB BCh, Maire Brid Mac Bride MB BCh Division of General Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MNSearch for more papers by this authorSandhya Pruthi MD, Sandhya Pruthi MD Division of General Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MNSearch for more papers by this authorTherese Bevers MD, Therese Bevers MD Department of Clinical Cancer Prevention, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TXSearch for more papers by this author Maire Brid Mac Bride MB BCh, Maire Brid Mac Bride MB BCh Division of General Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MNSearch for more papers by this authorSandhya Pruthi MD, Sandhya Pruthi MD Division of General Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MNSearch for more papers by this authorTherese Bevers MD, Therese Bevers MD Department of Clinical Cancer Prevention, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TXSearch for more papers by this author First published: 26 September 2012 https://doi.org/10.1111/tbj.12023Citations: 10 Address correspondence and reprint requests to: M. Brid Mac Bride, MB BCh, Mayo Clinic, 200 First Street SW, Rochester, MN 55905, USA, or e-mail: [email protected]. Read the full textAboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL References 1 American Cancer Society. Cancer Facts & Figures 2010. Available at: http://www.cancer.org/acs/groups/content/@epidemiologysurveilance/documents/document/acspc-026238.pdf (accessed February 23, 2011). 2Thomas DB, Gao DL, Self SG, et al. Randomized trial of breast self-examination in Shanghai: methodology and preliminary results. J Natl Cancer Inst1997; 89: 355– 65. 3Thomas DB, Gao DL, Ray RM, et al. Randomized trial of breast self-examination in Shanghai: final results. J Natl Cancer Inst2002; 94: 1445– 57. 4 NCCN practice guidelines. Screening for and evaluation of suspicious breast lesions. National Comprehensive Cancer Network. Oncology (Williston Park)1998; 12: 89– 138. 5Bevers T. Breast self-examination and optional screening modality in National Comprehensive Cancer Network breast cancer screening guidelines. Breast Dis1998; 9: 230– 1. 6Bevers TB, Anderson BO, Bonaccio E, et al. NCCN clinical practice guidelines in oncology: breast cancer screening and diagnosis. J Natl Compr Canc Netw2009; 7: 1060– 96. 7Smith RA, Saslow D, Sawyer KA, et al. American Cancer Society guidelines for breast cancer screening: update 2003. CA Cancer J Clin2003; 53: 141– 69. 8 U.S. Preventive Services Task Force. Screening for breast cancer: U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommendation statement. Ann Intern Med2009; 151: 716– 26, W-236. 9Mathis KL, Hoskin TL, Boughey JC, et al. Palpable presentation of breast cancer persists in the era of screening mammography. J Am Coll Surg2010; 210: 314– 8. 10Semiglazov VF, Manikhas AG, Moiseenko VM, et al. Results of a prospective randomized investigation [Russia (St.Petersburg)/WHO] to evaluate the significance of self-examination for the early detection of breast cancer [article in Russian]. Vopr Onkol2003; 49: 434– 41. 11Kösters JP, Gøtzsche PC. Regular self-examination or clinical examination for early detection of breast cancer. Cochrane Database Syst Rev2003; 2: Art. No.: CD003373. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD003373. 12Richards MA, Smith P, Ramirez AJ, Fentiman IS, Rubens RD. The influence on survival of delay in the presentation and treatment of symptomatic breast cancer. Br J Cancer1999; 79: 858– 64. 13Rauscher GH, Ferrans CE, Kaiser K, Campbell RT, Calhoun EE, Warnecke RB. Misconceptions about breast lumps and delayed medical presentation in urban breast cancer patients. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev2010; 19: 640– 7. Citing Literature Volume18, Issue6November/December 2012Pages 641-643 ReferencesRelatedInformation