In Order to Help Maximize the Detection of Breast Cancer

question 176

Multiple Choice

In order to help maximize the detection of breast cancer, the American Cancer Society continues to recommend (despite recent controversy) that

• A)women have an annual clinical breast exam with their Pap smear.
• B)women between 20 and 39 have a clinical breast exam every 3 years.
• C)women over 40 have a clinical breast exam every year.
• D)women perform breast self-examinations monthly.

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