Method of tumor detection influences disease‐free survival of women with breast carcinoma

Background. Screening mammography provides the primary means of reducing breast cancer mortality. Clinical breast examination (CBE) and breast self‐examination (BSE) may be complementary screening modalities enabling palpation of interval cancers and detection of tumors not visualized by mammography; however, their combined contribution to improving prognosis has not been evaluated adequately.

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