You know the diagrams. You've seen them in every doctor's office, health magazine and informational pamphlet since you reached puberty: how to do a breast self-exam. But do you remember your exams ...

She personally recommends skipping the monthly BSE: “I have changed my recommendations from routine monthly breast exams to feeling your breasts every 2 or 3 months, mainly to get to know what's ...

For decades, doctors and advocacy groups have urged women to examine their breasts every month for unusual lumps. Now many of those same experts have a different message: Never mind. Earlier this ...

Here’s more on the breast self-exam from MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia. It says -- and this is crucial: ‘Breast cancer is easier to treat the earlier it is found. For that reason, some ...

Women over the age of 40 should have annual mammograms and clinical breast examination as well as monthly self-examinations. According to Goldman, a woman has a one in nine chance of being ...